Is CVE-2015-7885 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-7885 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-7885?

CVE-2015-7885 has a CVSS v3 base score of 2.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-7885?

CVE-2015-7885 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2015-7885?

Upgrade linux on debian 11 to 4.4.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 34 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-7885

LOW

2.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

CWE-200Information Exposure

How to fix

Remediation Available

linuxDebian

Fixed in:4.4.2-1CVE-2015-7885

linuxUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-e500Ubuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.13.0-73-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.13.0-73.116USN-2841-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.16.0-56-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-image-3.19.0-41-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-3.19.0-41-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-genericUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-generic-lpaeUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-lowlatencyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc-e500mcUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc64-embUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc64-smpUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

linux-lts-utopicUbuntu

Fixed in:3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1USN-2844-1

linux-lts-vividUbuntu

Fixed in:3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2USN-2842-2

linux-lts-wilyUbuntu

Fixed in:4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1USN-2843-2

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references14

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