High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published May 2, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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.

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Affected products

SUSE S.A./Linux Enterprise Debuginforeferences
Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.2.1
- (no CPE)range: <4.2.2

Patches

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References

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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