The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 2.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Feb 2, 2016 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade dtrace-modulesUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uek-firmwareUpgrade kernel-uek-develUpgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel-uek-debug | Apr 4, 2017 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 14, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-extra | Feb 2, 2016 | Dec 28, 2015 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1022-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1476-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-79-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-51-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-98-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-60-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-27-generic-lpae | Feb 2, 2016 | Dec 28, 2015 |
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