PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2015-6937Null pointer dereference
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 12.04 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 8.0 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 7.0 | |
| linux_kernel | le | 4.2.3 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3
www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html
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6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
4.9 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%