CVE-2015-2042
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2042
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-2042.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-2042
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2015-04-21T10:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
net/rds/sysctl.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.
- References
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730