Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-7990
Race condition in the rds_sendmsg function in net/rds/sendmsg.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-7990
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.04%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 8 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-7990
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C |
3.4
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8.5
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NIST |
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5.8
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
1.0
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4.7
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-7990
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-7990
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2
USN-2889-2: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8c7188b23474cca017b3ef354c4a58456f68303a
RDS: fix race condition when sending a message on unbound socket · torvalds/linux@8c7188b · GitHub
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
USN-2890-3: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
CPU Oct 2018
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1
USN-2887-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2194-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
USN-2886-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html
openSUSE-SU-2015:2232-1: moderate: Security update for the Linux Kernel
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0386-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453
Linux Kernel RDS Null Pointer Dereference Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0383-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0337-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0335-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/5
oss-security - Re: CVE-2015-6937 - Linux kernel - NULL pointer dereference in net/rds/connection.c
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2339-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77340
Linux Kernel CVE-2015-7990 Incomplete Fix Null Pointer Deference Denial of Service Vulnerability
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0384-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3396
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3396-1 linux
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3
Vendor Advisory
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8c7188b23474cca017b3ef354c4a58456f68303a
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0380-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0381-1: important: Security update for
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1276437
1276437 – (CVE-2015-7990) CVE-2015-7990 kernel: Race condition when sending message on unbound socket causing NULL pointer dereference
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0387-1: important: Security update for
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/16/530
LKML: Quentin Casasnovas: [PATCH] RDS: fix race condition when sending a message on unbound socket.
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2
USN-2887-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2292-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1
USN-2889-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0434-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
USN-2890-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
USN-2888-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
USN-2890-2: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:0354-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2108-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2015:2350-1: important: Security update for
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=952384
Bug 952384 – VUL-1: CVE-2015-7990: kernel: Incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937, RDS socket handling
Products affected by CVE-2015-7990
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*