CVE-2015-5697

medium

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

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

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-5644

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2732-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2731-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033211

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76066

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.html

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-08-31

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.1

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

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00464