UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7885

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CVE-2015-7885
Published: 23 Oct 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:19

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

23 Oct 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:19
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

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-73.116

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-wily

    < 4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1

References (11)