medium4.9
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 derefere…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 4.2.3 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767