CVE-2015-7885

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 10
Modified
Published: 28 Dec 2015, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 08:06

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
9/100
CVSS Score
2.3 LOW
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Dec 2015, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 08:06
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•LOW•Score: 2.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 25%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.3.2

References (14)