Low severity2.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7885
CVE-2015-7885
Description
The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.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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References
14- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034896nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2nvd
- 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
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05nvd
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