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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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
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-12-28T11:59:07.030
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:38:45.463
Link: CVE-2015-8569
Redhat