CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-2041

MEDIUM

4.6

CVSS v2

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt9-1CVE-2015-2041

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt9-1CVE-2015-2041

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt9-1CVE-2015-2041

Fixed in:3.16.7-ckt9-1CVE-2015-2041

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.13.0-49-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-49.81USN-2563-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-image-3.16.0-34-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1USN-2564-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.47%probability of exploitation in 30 days

38thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 38% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory9

Issue Tracking1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Mailing List5

Other references1

git.kernel.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-17 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2015-0240	High	10.0	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-3183	Medium	5.0	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9222	High	10.0	64%	-	-
CVE-2015-4620	High	7.8	38%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-9707	High	7.5	28%	-	-
CVE-2015-2526	Medium	5.0	24%	-	-

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