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.
Published: 2016-10-10
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-670-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3696-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8812 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.
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Google Android
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Extras Rt
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:36:31.038Z

Reserved: 2016-08-30T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8956

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-10T10:59:04.260

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8956

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-05-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8956 - Bugzilla

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