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CVE-2015-5697

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-08-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2015-5697
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.46%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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.