VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5697
The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.
LOW 2.1EPSS 0.46%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76066
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033211
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2731-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2732-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.