Low severity2.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-7884

Description

The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.3.2
- (no CPE)range: <=4.3.3
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/kernel-source&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 4.8.13-1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlnvd
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317nvd
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2nvd
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3nvd
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333cnvd

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