CVE-2015-2686

7.8 HIGH
Published: May 02, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/viro.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579050211605102592
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579060953477701632
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579075689439059968
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/14
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73286
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205242
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://grsecurity.net/~spender/viro.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579050211605102592
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579060953477701632
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579075689439059968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73286
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205242
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.0%
13th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

linux

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