CVE-2015-8956

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8956
StatePUBLISHED
Assignergoogle_android
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-10-10 10:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

EPSS: 0.000230000 probability, percentile 0.065070000 (date 2026-05-07)

Problem Types: CWE-476 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
2.0[email protected]Primary3.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bluetooth: Fix potential NULL dereference in RFCOMM bind callback · torvalds/linux@951b6a0 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
Android Security Bulletin—October 2016 | Android Open Source Project af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 source.android.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Google Android Multiple Kernel Components Multiple Information Disclosure Vulnerabilites af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Issue Tracking, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
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