CVE-2015-2041

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 21 Apr 2015, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 05:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

21 Apr 2015, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 05:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 21%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-17•DEPRECATED: Code

    This entry has been deprecated. It was originally used for organizing the Development View (CWE-699) and some other views, but it introduced unnecessary complexity and depth to the resulting tree.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.18.7

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    10:sp4

References (16)