NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-uek-debug package, versions <0:2.6.39-400.290.2.el5uek
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE5-KERNELUEKDEBUG-2511160
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 10 Oct 2016
Introduced: 10 Oct 2016
CVE-2015-8956 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:5 kernel-uek-debug to version 0:2.6.39-400.290.2.el5uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-3646.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-debug package and not the kernel-uek-debug package as distributed by Oracle.
See How to fix? for Oracle:5 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
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-8956.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-2574.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3644.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3645.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2016-3646.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html