CVE-2015-8575 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Local attackers can read kernel memory to bypass KASLR due to missing address length verification in the Bluetooth SCO socket binding function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-8575?

CVE-2015-8575 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 8 Feb 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sco_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does 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-2015-8575?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8575?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-8575 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8575 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8575, GHSA-9939-9cr7-3mvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8575.

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