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NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting kernel-bootwrapper package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RHEL7-KERNELBOOTWRAPPER-5100474
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 14 May 2015
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Introduced: 14 May 2015

CVE-2015-8956 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-476 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-bootwrapper to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2574.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-bootwrapper package and not the kernel-bootwrapper package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL: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.