vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2015-8956: Important: kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update ((Multiple Advisories))
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Oct 10, 2016 | Nov 4, 2016 | Feb 19, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Oct 10, 2016
Added
Nov 4, 2016
Modified
Feb 19, 2026
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.
Solutions
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