Uninitialized Bitmap Data Structure Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2015-5697 · LOW Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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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