CVE-2015-8569

LowCVSS 2.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 2.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Dec 28, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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