SB20240620125 - Memory corruption in Linux kernel
Published: June 20, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240620125
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2666)
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4