Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5697
CVE-2015-5697
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.
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Affected products
23- osv-coords21 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-rt_trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms-rt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Real%20Time%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
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Patches
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References
21- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163661.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/163711.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164137.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-August/164193.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76066nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033211nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2731-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2732-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2748-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2749-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2751-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2752-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16nvd
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