CVE-2015-8569
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.48%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 2.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.48% probability · 41th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- security@opentext.com
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/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.