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CVE-2015-8569 Details

Description

The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:2.3 LOWVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1 CVE
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.3.2

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

13 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8569
NVD Published Date:
Dec 28, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-8569 Details - Not Deferred