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    CVE-2015-2042

    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.

    Published:Feb 20, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 21, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00056
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High