CVE-2015-8746 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8746?

CVE-2015-8746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

fs/nfs/nfs4proc.c in the NFS client in the Linux kernel before 4.2.2 does not properly initialize memory for migration recovery operations, which allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and panic) via crafted network traffic.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8746?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8746?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-8746 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8746 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8746, GHSA-8fjr-rrxr-cpv2, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8746.