CVE-2015-8569 | BDVDB-2026-73482 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
- http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.