CVE-2015-2042

Severity Score

4.6

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl entry.

net/rds/sysctl.c en el kernel de Linux anterior a 3.19 utiliza un tipo de datos incorrecta en una tabla sysctl, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible de la memoria del kernel o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado mediante el acceso a una entrada sysctl.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 4.6

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-02-20 CVE Reserved
2015-04-09 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-17: DEPRECATED: Code

CAPEC

References (13)

URL	Tag	Source
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355	X_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html	2023-11-07
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1	2023-11-07
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 3.18.7 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 3.18.7"		-		Affected