DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8569

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-8569
Downstream
DSA-3434-1
Published: 28 Dec 2015, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
9/100
CVSS Score
2.3 LOW
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

28 Dec 2015, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.3.3-3 | < 4.3.3-3 | < 4.3.3-3 | < 4.3.3-3

References (1)