CVE-2015-5697

Description

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://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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329

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.securitytracker.com/id/1033211

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2