Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-8964
Published: November 16, 2016 / Updated: November 28, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92451
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8964
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability 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 export_symbol_gpl() and tty_set_termios_ldisc() functions in drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c. A local non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8964
Install update from vendor's repository.