CVE-2015-2686

HIGH

Linux Kernel - Access Control

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/viro.txt
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73286
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/14
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205242

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 13.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (3)
linux/linux_kernel 3.19
linux/linux_kernel 3.19.1
linux/linux_kernel 3.19.2
Published May 02, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026