CVE-2015-8956 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth RFCOMM socket implementation (rfcomm_sock_bind function) affecting versions prior to 4.2, including Google Android and Linux kernel distributions. This local vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 6.1, allowing an attacker to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1.33CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
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