VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-6937
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…
MEDIUM 4.9EPSS 0.52%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.52%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.52% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014fPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.