CVE-2015-2041
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CVE-2015-2041
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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.
Exploit probability
0.5%
Published
April 21, 2015
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
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04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2015-2041
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net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49