The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-08-31T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.845Z

Reserved: 2015-07-29T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-5697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:14.847

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:33:39.817

Link: CVE-2015-5697

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-07-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-5697 - Bugzilla