DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7990

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CVE-2015-7990
Published: 28 Dec 2015, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
23/100
CVSS Score
5.8 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Dec 2015, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Race condition in the rds_sendmsg function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.2.6-1 | < 4.2.6-1 | < 4.2.6-1 | < 4.2.6-1

References (1)