Low severity2.3NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8569
CVE-2015-8569
Description
The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.
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Affected products
100- Range: <=4.3.3
- osv-coords98 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
18- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlnvd
- twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1nvd
- lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252nvd
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