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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 properly bound.

Published:Sep 14, 2015

Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025

EPS:Oct 19, 2015

EPSS Score:0.00062

CVSS Score:4.9

Affected Products

Vendor

Product

Action

Vendor

Canonical

Product

Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

Ubuntu Linux

Vendor

Debian

Product

Debian Linux

Debian

Debian Linux

Vendor

Linux

Product

Linux Kernel

Linux

Linux Kernel

Exploits

No exploit reference

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

No CAPEC recorded yet

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References

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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

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://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

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f

Common Vulnerability Scoring System

Attack Vector

Network

Adjacent

Local

Physical

Privileges Required

None

Low

High

User Interaction

None

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Low

High

Integrity

None

Low

High

Availability

None

Low

High