CVE-2015-7884

2.3 LOW
Published: December 28, 2015 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

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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:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

24 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
2.3 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
35th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

linux

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