Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-2042
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.
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: 0.004 (36.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 36.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730 (vdb-entry)
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 (vendor-advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1 (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2042?
- CVE-2015-2042 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-17. Published 2015-04-21.
- Is CVE-2015-2042 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.