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CVE-2015-8746 Details

Description

fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFS client in the Linux kernel before 4.2.2 does not properly initialize memory for migration recovery operations, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via crafted network traffic.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295802 CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.2.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8746
NVD Published Date:
May 2, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-8746 Details - Not Deferred