Description
Race condition in the rds_sendmsg function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-360-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3396-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-7886 | Race condition in the rds_sendmsg function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 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. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2886-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2886-2 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2887-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2887-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2888-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2889-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2889-2 | Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2890-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2890-2 | Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2890-3 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:31.579Z
Reserved: 2015-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-7990
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-12-28T11:59:04.200
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-7990
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN