CVE-2015-5697 in Kernel

Summary

The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.

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• Reservation: 07/29/2015
• Disclosure: 08/31/2015
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-76848
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-200 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.0
• EPSS: 0.00061
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5697
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5697
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-5697/