CVE-2015-2686
published 2016-05-02CVE-2015-2686: net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.39%
31.3th percentile
net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | — | — |
| android | — | — | |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Android
CVE-2015-2686: Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2015-2686
Severity: CRITICAL
References: A-28759139
Upstream kernel
vendor_android·2016-08-01·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] CVE-2015-2686: Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2015-2686
Severity: CRITICAL
References: A-28759139
Upstream kernel
Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2015-2686
Severity: CRITICAL
References: A-28759139
Upstream kernel
Red Hat
kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
vendor_redhat·2015-03-20·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.
Statement: Not vulnerable.
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Entereprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affec
Debian
CVE-2015-2686: linux - net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain ra...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] CVE-2015-2686: linux - net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain ra...
net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
GHSA
GHSA-xcxf-mrr2-q6v3: net/socket
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] GHSA-xcxf-mrr2-q6v3: net/socket
net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.
OSV
CVE-2015-2686: net/socket
osv·2016-05-02·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] CVE-2015-2686: net/socket
net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
bugzilla·2015-03-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer
Following commit fixes a potential kernel arbitrary memory read/write:
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
CVE was assigned to this here: http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q1/977
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1205244]
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Statement:
Not vulnerable.
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Entereprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-03-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2015-2686 [HIGH] CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-2686 kernel: sys_sendto/sys_recvfrom does not validate the user provided ubuf pointer [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects m
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27eahttp://grsecurity.net/~spender/viro.txthttp://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579050211605102592http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579060953477701632http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579075689439059968http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/14http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73286https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205242https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27eahttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27eahttp://grsecurity.net/~spender/viro.txthttp://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579050211605102592http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579060953477701632http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/579075689439059968http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.3http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/23/14http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73286https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205242https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4de930efc23b92ddf88ce91c405ee645fe6e27ea
2016-05-02
Published