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CVE-2015-2042 json

net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentia…

published 11y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-2155

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl entry.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt9-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2042

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-49.81
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2042

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  • kernel-ec2 SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
  • kernel-xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
  • kernel-default SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.12.43-52.6.1
  • kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 3.12.43-52.6.2
  • kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
  • kernel-pae SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1SUSE-SU-2015:1071-1

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2015-2042 updated cvss 1.9

kernel: rds: information handling flaw in rds sysctl files.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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