CVE-2015-5697 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5697?

CVE-2015-5697 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 31 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5697?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5697?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-5697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5697, GHSA-6335-hw2p-8cqf, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5697.