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CVE-2015-8569
Published: Dec 28, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
[oss-security] 20151215 Re: CVE Request: Linux Kernel: information leak from getsockname
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-2886-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2890-3
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
79428
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464
x_refsource_MISC
SUSE-SU-2016:1102
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[linux-kernel] 20151214 Information leak in pptp_bind
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2016-5d43766e33
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
SUSE-SU-2016:2074
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-2890-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
1034549
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2890-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-3434
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-2888-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2016:0911
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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