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CVE-2015-5697
Published: Aug 31, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-2748-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2751-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2731-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2015:1727
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20150728 CVE request: Linux kernel - information leak in md driver
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
76066
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-2752-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3329
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-2732-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2749-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
FEDORA-2015-12908
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2015-13396
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2015-13391
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
1033211
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
USN-2777-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
FEDORA-2015-12917
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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