Description
The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.
References (21)
Core 21
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2731-1
Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76066
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2732-1
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033211
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0006
EPSS Percentile
18.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.1.5
Published
Aug 31, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026