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CVE-2015-2042 Details

Description

net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl entry.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896 CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355 CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896 CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-17DEPRECATED: Code[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 3.18.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-2042
NVD Published Date:
Apr 21, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-2042 Details - Not Deferred