High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8746
CVE-2015-8746
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415danvdVendor Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.2nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/9nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034594nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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