Information disclosure in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-7884
The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.004 (35.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7884?
- CVE-2015-7884 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 2.3/10. Published 2015-12-28.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7884?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.3 out of 10.