Is CVE-2015-8746 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-8746 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-8746?

CVE-2015-8746 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-8746?

CVE-2015-8746 has an EPSS score of 3.04% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8746?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.3.1-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-8746

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.3.1-1CVE-2015-8746

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.04%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Other references7

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.