Kernel Memory Disclosure and KASLR Bypass Vulnerability in Linux PPTP Implementation

CVE-2015-8569 · LOW Severity

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

The (1) pptp_bind and (2) pptp_connect functions in drivers/net/ppp/pptp.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 do not verify an address length, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory and bypass the KASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application.

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