CVE-2015-5697
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
02 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
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
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.8% 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
- 2015-08-31 10:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 06:59Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-07-29
- 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
- aa807fdc0d1af5ea803644a50eb584b56bb361d5523aff7cbf976fe759564c70
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2748-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2751-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2731-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2731-1
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2015:1727http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20150728 CVE request: Linux kernel - information leak in md driverhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2
- www.securityfocus.com76066http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76066
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2752-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249011
- www.debian.orgDSA-3329http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2732-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2732-1
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2749-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-12908http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.html
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-13396http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-13391http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.html
- www.securitytracker.com1033211http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033211
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2777-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-12917http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 4.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 4.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 4.1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- linux Fixed in 3.13.0-65.105
- linux-lts-utopic Fixed in 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1
- linux-lts-vivid Fixed in 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- linux-azure No fix yet
- linux-gcp No fix yet
- linux-hwe No fix yet
- linux-hwe-edge No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde No fix yet
- linux-gke No fix yet
- linux-gkeop No fix yet
- linux-raspi2 No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- linux-intel-iot-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- linux-azure-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-gcp-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-hwe-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 No fix yet
- linux-raspi-realtime No fix yet
- linux-realtime No fix yet
- linux-riscv No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- linux-azure-fde-5.15 No fix yet
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.