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HistorySep 29, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities

2015-09-2900:00:00
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2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux-lts-vivid - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Vivid

Details

Benjamin Randazzo discovered an information leak in the md (multiple
device) driver when the bitmap_info.file is disabled. A local privileged
attacker could use this to obtain sensitive information from the kernel.
(CVE-2015-5697)

Marc-AndrΓ© Lureau discovered that the vhost driver did not properly
release the userspace provided log file descriptor. A privileged attacker
could use this to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion).
(CVE-2015-6252)

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

6.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

10.1%