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CVE-2015-6937 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f	CVE	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	CVE
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f	[email protected]	PatchVendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html	[email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 62 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 4.2.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 17, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 30, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 7, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 19, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2015-6937 Details

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