CVE-2015-2041

high

Description

net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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.

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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-04-21

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00058