DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8964

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-8964
Downstream
DLA-772-1
Published: 16 Nov 2016, 05:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Nov 2016, 05:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
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

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1 | < 4.5.1-1

References (1)