PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2015-2042Code injection
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.
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2560-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2562-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2563-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2564-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2565-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195355
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
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