PT-2016-4076 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Sasha Levin · Published 2016-03-17 · Updated 2017-07-21 · CVE-2015-8964

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5

Description The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a tty data structure, specifically through the tty set termios ldisc function in drivers/tty/tty ldisc.c.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5, update to version 4.5 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1262

ALT-PU-2016-2322

CVE-2015-8964

DLA-772-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3050-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_3058-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0181-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0407-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0437-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0464-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0471-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0494-1

SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1

USN-3161-1

USN-3161-2

USN-3161-3

USN-3161-4

USN-3360-1

USN-3360-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 535

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/af_packet_chocobo_root_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/martinmullins/CVE-2016-8655_Android · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/LakshmiDesai/CVE-2016-8655 · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd42bf1197144ede075a9d4793123f7689e164bc · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3161-4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3161-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0407-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:0181-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9644 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-3161-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2017:1102-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8964 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-3 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6213 · Vendor Advisory