What is CVE-2015-6937?

CVE-2015-6937 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10. CVE-2015-6937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6937?

CVE-2015-6937 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-6937?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-6937. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-6937 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-6937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-6937

Medium

The __rds_conn_create function in net/rds/connection.c in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by using a socket that was not properly bound.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-10-19

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

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

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-6937 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168447.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168539.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167358.html

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00035.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00026.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00031.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00013.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00039.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/14/3

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76767

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034453

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2773-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2774-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1263139

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/74e98eb085889b0d2d4908f59f6e00026063014f
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-6937

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-10-19

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-6937?

CVE-2015-6937 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10 . CVE-2015-6937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-6937?

CVE-2015-6937 has a CVSS score of 4.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-6937?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-6937. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-6937 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-6937 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.