Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6937?
- CVE-2015-6937 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel. Published 2015-10-19.
- Is CVE-2015-6937 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.