CVE-2015-8956

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.2 - Denial of Service via RFCOMM Socket Bind NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm

Description

The rfcomm_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving a bind system call on a Bluetooth RFCOMM socket.

References (6)

Core 6

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326

Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_confirm

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0022

EPSS Percentile 13.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (2)

google/android < 7.0

linux/linux_kernel < 4.1.33

Published Oct 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026