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 ser
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- n/a n/a
Version range not reported
References 25
lists.opensuse.org
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
- opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
- opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html