Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-8956
CVE-2015-8956
Description
The rfcomm_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2 allows local users to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via vectors involving a bind system call on a Bluetooth RFCOMM socket.
Affected products
2Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/951b6a0717db97ce420547222647bcc40bf1eacdnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93326nvd
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