CVE-2015-2041
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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
02 Description
net/llc/sysctl_net_llc.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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-04-21 10:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 05:02Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-02-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c4aaa989273d73631b19b703a2cc537ddc532f5c0e5db72e82ed62e2b9ea6356
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
- www.securityfocus.com72729http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72729
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2562-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2565-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2561-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2564-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2563-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-3237http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195350
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2015:1382http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2560-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1478http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6b8d9117ccb4f81b1244aafa7bc70ef8fa45fc49
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150220 CVE-2015-2041 - Linux kernel - incorrect data type in llc2_timeout_tablehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/19
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1224http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:0812http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00020.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.16.7-ckt9-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-49.81
- linux-lts-utopic Fixed in 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.