CVE-2015-6937

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    CVE-2015-6937

    Published: 19 Oct 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    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://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.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139

    Affected packages

    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
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