Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2015-8964

Description

The tty_set_termios_ldisc function in drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading a tty data structure.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=4.4.32

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd42bf1197144ede075a9d4793123f7689e164bcnvdPatchVendor Advisory
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/94138nvd

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