CVE-2015-8575
medium
CVSS v3
4.0
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.0
Description
The sco_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does 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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
40%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.3.3-3 |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8575.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79724
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292840
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8575
CWEs
CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.