CVE-2015-6937

Description

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.

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453 vdb entry third party advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f patch vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f third party advisory patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6937?
CVE-2015-6937 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6937?
To fix CVE-2015-6937, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6937 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6937 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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