Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a Linux kernel NFS client denial-of-service flaw. A malicious or compromised remote NFS server could trigger a client kernel panic, taking the client system offline. The sources describe availability impact, not data theft or privilege escalation. Exposure is most relevant to Linux systems running affected kernels that use the NFS client, especially NFSv4.2 migration-related behavior. Systems not mounting NFS shares, or using fixed vendor-backported kernels, are less likely exposed. Treat as a moderate operational risk where Linux systems depend on NFS availability. Prioritize shared storage clients, production servers, and environments that connect to external or weakly governed NFS servers. Mitigation focus: Update to Linux kernel 4.2.2 or a vendor kernel containing the backported fix.; Apply relevant vendor advisories, including Red Hat guidance where applicable.; Restrict NFS client connections to trusted servers and networks..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2015-8746 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295802CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/18e3b739fdc826481c6a1335ce0c5b19b3d415daCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.