CVE-2015-6937

 

Published at: - 19-10-2015 12:59

Last modified: - 21-09-2022 08:44

Total changes: - 2

Description

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• [oss-security] 20150914 CVE-2015-6937 - Linux kernel - NULL pointer dereference in net/rds/connection.c-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• SUSE-SU-2016:2074-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• 76767-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• SUSE-SU-2016:0380-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0386-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0384-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0337-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0335-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0387-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0434-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0381-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0383-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2016:0354-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2015:2108-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• 1034453-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• SUSE-SU-2015:2339-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2015:2350-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• USN-2777-1-Third Party Advisory
• openSUSE-SU-2015:2232-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• FEDORA-2015-16417-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2773-1-Third Party Advisory
• FEDORA-2015-16440-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2774-1-Third Party Advisory
• FEDORA-2015-16441-Third Party Advisory
• SUSE-SU-2015:1727-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• DSA-3364-Third Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

 

Keywords

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CVE-2015-6937

 

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