GSD-2015-2042

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
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net/rds/sysctl.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19 uses an incorrect data type in a sysctl table, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact by accessing a sysctl entry.
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CVE-2015-2042
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