Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8950
arch/arm64/mm/dma-mapping.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.3, as used in the ION subsystem in Android and other products, does not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by triggering a dma_mmap call.
Published
2016-10-10 10:59:01
Updated
2016-11-28 19:50:46
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2015-8950
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8950
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8950
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-8950
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-8950
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http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=6829e274a623187c24f7cfc0e3d35f25d087fcc5
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source treeIssue Tracking;Patch
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https://source.codeaurora.org/quic/la/kernel/msm-3.10/commit/?id=6e2c437a2d0a85d90d3db85a7471f99764f7bbf8
kernel/msm-3.10 - Unnamed repositoryIssue Tracking;Patch
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https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6829e274a623187c24f7cfc0e3d35f25d087fcc5
arm64: dma-mapping: always clear allocated buffers · torvalds/linux@6829e27 · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch
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http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-10-01.html
Android Security Bulletin—October 2016 | Android Open Source ProjectVendor Advisory
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.3
Release Notes
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93318
Linux Kernel CVE-2015-8950 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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