CVE-2015-8746
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFS client in the Linux kernel before 4.2.2 does not properly initialize memory for migration recovery operations, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via crafted network traffic.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.3.1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.3.1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.3.1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.3.1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.3.1-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/9
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034594
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295802
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8746
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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