CVE-2015-8956

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.1.33 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: rule

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)

[Issue Tracking, Patch] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html

[Issue Tracking, Patch] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326

Scores

CVSS v3 6.1

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 10.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Affected Products (3)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.1.33

google/android < 7.0

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Oct 10, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026