Vulnerability CVE-2015-2041
Published: 2015-04-21

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Med.
Linux Kernel 3.18.7 sysctl_net_llc.c local sensitive information leak
Sasha Levin
24.04.2015

Type:

CWE-17

 (Code)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.6/10
6.4/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
SUSE -> Suse linux enterprise server 
Novell -> Suse linux enterprise server 
Linux -> Linux kernel 
Debian -> Debian linux 

 References:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
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