CVE-2015-8964
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 16 Nov 2016, 04:49
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 08:36
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100 CVSS Score
7.1 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.5% LOW
1% probability +1.32%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
16 Nov 2016, 04:49
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 08:36
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The tty_set_termios_ldisc function in drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a tty data structure.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 1.50%• Percentile: 71%
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
≤ 4.4.32