VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-5697

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-08-31
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references