Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-7990
Race condition in the rds_sendmsg function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2 (vendor-advisory)
- lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/16/530 (mailing-list)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453 (vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1 (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7990?
- CVE-2015-7990 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2015-12-28.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7990?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.