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TI-2015-06009 Aliases CVE-2015-7236GHSA-89q3-j7mw-8c8j

Use-after-free vulnerability in xprt_set_caller in rpcb_svc_com.c in rpcbind 0.2.1 and…

Priority MEDIUM 42Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in xprt_set_caller in rpcb_svc_com.c in rpcbind 0.2.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted packets, involving a PMAP_CALLIT code.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06408 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rpcbind_project:rpcbind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.2.1VulnerableRpcbind Project
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*12.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*14.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.3VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:rpcbind_project:rpcbind:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.2.1 Vulnerable ·Rpcbind Project
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:solaris:11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2016:0005 Released 2016-01-07 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rpcbind security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) rpcbind-0.2.0-33.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) rpcbind-0.2.0-33.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) rpcbind-0.2.0-11.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) rpcbind-0.2.0-11.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rpcbind-0.2.0-11.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rpcbind-0.2.0-33.el7_2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rpcbind-0.2.0-11.el6_7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rpcbind-0.2.0-33.el7_2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2016:0005

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7236
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89q3-j7mw-8c8j

References

Advisory 6

Other 5

Sources

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