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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2015-12-28T11:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.262Z

Reserved: 2015-12-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8569

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-28T11:59:07.030

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:28:32.927

Link: CVE-2015-8569

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-12-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8569 - Bugzilla