CVE-2015-8746
N/A
Published: May 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.2.1
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (8)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.2Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/9x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415daQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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