CVE-2015-2042 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2015-2042 PUBLISHED

net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl entry.

EPSS 0.06% · 17.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.06%

17.5th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux	0, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	linux-lts-utopic	0, 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1

Timeline

Feb 23, 2015 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
May 19, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 2022 EPSS Score
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Dec 14, 2022 EPSS Score
Feb 4, 2023 EPSS Score
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Mar 28, 2023 EPSS Score
May 19, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2042 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2560-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2561-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2562-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2563-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2564-1 vendor-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2565-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2042 third-party-advisory

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