CVE-2015-2686

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.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.19.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-05-02 10:59

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:21


NVD link : CVE-2015-2686

Mitre link : CVE-2015-2686

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-2686


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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