CVE-2015-8956 Null dereference in n/a
Local attackers can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Bluetooth stack to cause denial of service or leak sensitive information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8956?
CVE-2015-8956 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Oct 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The 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.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8956?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8956?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2015-8956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8956, GHSA-78pp-hr66-mmq8.