Description
The sco_sock_bind function in net/bluetooth/sco.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.4 does 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 4.0/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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=5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79724
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292840
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79724
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292840
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5233252fce714053f0151680933571a2da9cbfb4
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 8, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified