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CVE-2015-7885
The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure…
Low2.3EPSS 0.44%
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Description
The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low2.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 61% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (14)
- USN-2841-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 77317 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-2843-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2844-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2842-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2843-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2842-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151021 Re: CVE Request: Linux Kernel ioctl infoleaks on vivid-osd and dgnc (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1034896 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274728 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-2841-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2843-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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