UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2042

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2042

    Published: 23 Feb 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-2042
    Aliases:
    USN-2560-1
    USN-2561-1
    USN-2562-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2042, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2560-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2561-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2562-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2563-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2564-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2565-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2042

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-49.81

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    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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