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CVE-2015-6937

🗓️ 19 Oct 2015 10:00:00Reported by mitreType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 145 Views

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

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2015-7990
28 Dec 201511:59
–attackerkb
Cloud Foundry		USN-2778-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Cloud Foundry
3 Nov 201500:00
–cloudfoundry
CNVD		Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2015-06889)
22 Oct 201500:00
–cnvd
Cvelist		CVE-2015-6937
19 Oct 201510:00
–cvelist
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 310-1] linux-2.6 security update
21 Sep 201521:07
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 360-1] linux-2.6 security update
8 Dec 201514:08
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DSA 3364-1] linux security update
21 Sep 201518:43
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DSA 3364-1] linux security update
21 Sep 201518:43
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DSA 3396-1] linux security update
10 Nov 201508:08
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DSA 3396-1] linux security update
10 Nov 201508:08
–debian
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NVD
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linuxlinux_kernelRange≤4.2.3
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch12.04lts
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canonicalubuntu_linuxMatch14.04lts
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debiandebian_linuxMatch7.0
OR
debiandebian_linuxMatch8.0
SourceLink
githubwww.github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
oraclewww.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
listswww.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html
listswww.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
listswww.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
listswww.lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html
listswww.lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html
oraclewww.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
listswww.lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html
gitwww.git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
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