CVE-2015-7884

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.

Category

2.3
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1 vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8 mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7884?
CVE-2015-7884 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7884?
To fix CVE-2015-7884, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7884 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7884 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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