CVE-2015-8569

Published: Dec 28, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

2.3

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 0.8 / Impact: 1.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.3.2

Related CWEs

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.

References (36)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1

Source: security@opentext.com

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Source: security@opentext.com

http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464

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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428

Source: security@opentext.com

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2

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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3

Source: security@opentext.com

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045

Source: security@opentext.com

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1

Source: security@opentext.com

https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252

Source: security@opentext.com

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1

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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

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http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464

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http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434

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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1

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https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252

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