VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-6937

CVSS score4.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.52%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-10-19
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 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.

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