CVE-2015-5697

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    CVE-2015-5697

    Published: 31 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329, 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://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011, 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.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

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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