CVE-2015-7990 is a race condition in the Linux kernel's rds_sendmsg function (net/rds/sendmsg.c) affecting versions before 4.3.3. This vulnerability, an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-6937, allows a local attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference and system crash (denial of service) by using an improperly bound socket. Rated 5.8 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H), it requires local access and has high attack complexity, with potential for data confidentiality/integrity impact and high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
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