UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8746

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CVE-2015-8746
Published: 02 May 2016, 10:59
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
3.0 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2016, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-70.113

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-37.42~14.04.1

References (3)