CVE-2015-6937 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-6937

CVE-2015-6937

Published:October 19, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

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.

Related Resources (34)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-6937

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-6937

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6937

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

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CVSS v3

Base Score:

6.2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:

4.9

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

EPSS

Base Score:

0.04