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CVE-2015-2686

CVSS v3.0 7.8 (High)
78% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.2 (High)
72% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 1
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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.

Weaknesses
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2016-05-02 10:59:11
(8 years ago)
Updated Date
2016-06-27 23:57:09
(8 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 3.19 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19
  Linux Kernel 3.19.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19.1
  Linux Kernel 3.19.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19.2