CVE-2015-8569 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8569?

CVE-2015-8569 is a low-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 28 Dec 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8569?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8569?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-8569 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8569 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8569, GHSA-9wfh-75q9-qc53, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8569.