CVE-2015-2041
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 41th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- suse/suse linux enterprise server · linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.