NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-7990

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NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-7990

Published: December 28, 2015 / Updated: October 17, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU90693
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7990
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the rds_sendmsg() function in net/rds/send.c, within the __rds_conn_create() function in net/rds/connection.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.


How to mitigate CVE-2015-7990

Install update from vendor's website.

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