NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 May 2015
Introduced: 14 May 2015
CVE-2015-8956 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Centos:7 kernel to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by Centos.
See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8956
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574