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CVE-2015-8956

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Published: Oct 10, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.1
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 4.2
Source: NVD

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 (2)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Google
1 product
Android
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
Up to 4.1.33
Configuration B
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Android
Up to 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

References (12)

Source: security@android.com
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: security@android.com
Source: security@android.com
Source: security@android.com
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@android.com
Source: security@android.com
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatch

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