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CVE-2015-8569
The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
December 28th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.