Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-2041
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Debian Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server — versions 10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)