Information exposure in Linux kernel bluetooth



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-8575
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Linux Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information exposure

EUVDB-ID: #VU92475

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8575

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the sco_sock_bind() function in net/bluetooth/sco.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.4
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/16/3
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79724
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292840
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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