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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 2.3/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034893
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 28, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified