CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8746

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The NFS client in the Linux kernel before version 4.2.2 has a memory initialization issue for migration recovery operations. This allows remote NFS servers to cause a denial of service via crafted network traffic.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause system crashes, leading to service downtime for NFS in the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.2.2 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS