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CVE-2015-2041 Detail

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.


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html Mailing List 
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19 Mailing List 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-17 DEPRECATED: Code cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-2041
NVD Published Date:
04/21/2015
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE