CVE-2015-8746 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/9 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034594 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295802 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415da

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5