PT-2016-4071 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2015-10-06 · Updated 2018-01-05 · CVE-2015-8956

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.2

Description The issue 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. This is due to a problem in the rfcomm sock bind function in net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.2, update to version 4.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1834

ALT-PU-2016-1485

CESA-2016_2574

CVE-2015-8956

DLA-670-1

DSA-3696-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2625-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3021-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3058-1

RHSA-2016:2574

RHSA-2016:2584

RHSA-2016_2574

RHSA-2016_2584

SUSE-SU-2016:2912-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2976-1

SUSE-SU-2016:3304-1

SUSE-SU-2016_2912-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Centos

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 474

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/overlayfs_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/af_packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/nixawk/labs/tree/master/CVE-2016-5195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/timwr/CVE-2016-5195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/gbonacini/CVE-2016-5195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/imfiver/CVE-2022-0847 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/r1is/CVE-2022-0847 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/whu-enjoy/CVE-2016-5195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/martinmullins/CVE-2016-8655_Android · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/pgporada/ansible-role-cve · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Kagami/docker_cve-2015-2925 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/oleg-fiksel/ansible_CVE-2016-5195_check · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/jas502n/CVE-2016-5195 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/LakshmiDesai/CVE-2016-8655 · Exploit