Description
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 (13)
Core 13
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
17.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-17
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 3.18.7
Published
Apr 21, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026