CVE-2015-8956
N/A
Published: October 10, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelAndroid
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 4.1.33
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacd
References (6)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacdVendor 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_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacdQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-476
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