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CVE-2015-8569

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.

  • Published: Dec 28, 2015
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-8569
  • Severity: Low
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 2.3
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 1.9
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 4.3.2.x