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CVE-2015-5697 json

The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which…

published 2015-08-31 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5644

cvss
2.1
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 37%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.1.3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-5697

  • linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-65.105
  • linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5697

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  • kernel-source-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-syms-rt SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-rt_trace SLE Real Time 11 SP4 3.0.101.rt130-45.1
  • kernel-source SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.48-52.27.1
  • kernel-ec2 SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 3.12.48-52.27.1
  • kernel-xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.48-52.27.2
  • kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.48-52.27.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:2167-1SUSE-SU-2015:1727-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-5697 updated cvss 1.9

kernel: information leak in md driver

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 kernel-rt, mrg-rt-release, kernel-rt-trace, kernel-rt-vanilla, kernel-rt-firmware
    affected: no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernel
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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References

Sources

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