VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8956

CVSS score6.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-10-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference

Primary references