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List:       oss-security
Subject:    [oss-security] Re: CVE-2015-6937 - Linux kernel - NULL pointer dereference in net/rds/connection.c
From:       cve-assign () mitre ! org
Date:       2015-10-28 4:57:16
Message-ID: 20151028045716.D2ADB8BC010 () smtpvmsrv1 ! mitre ! org
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> > CVE-2015-6937 has been assigned to this issue that is exploitable "on
> > sockets that weren't properly bound before attempting to send a
> > message":
> > 
> > https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
> > 
 
> The above fix is incomplete and still allows to trigger a NULL pointer
> dereference when sending a message.  The root cause of this problem is a
> race condition when checking that the socket is bound in rds_sendmsg(),
> more information and a complete fix can be found here:
> 
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/10/16/530
> 
> It should hit Linus' tree soon but since distributions already started
> shipping the incomplete fix, ...

Use CVE-2015-7990 for the vulnerability that remains present after the
74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f commit.

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CVE assignment team, MITRE CVE Numbering Authority
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202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA 01730 USA
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