| Name | CVE-2015-5697 |
| Description | The get_bitmap_file function in drivers/md/md.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1.6 does not initialize a certain bitmap data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a GET_BITMAP_FILE ioctl call. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-310-1, DSA-3329-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.148-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.147-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.12.43-1 | fixed |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.41-1 | fixed |
| forky, sid | 6.16.3-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b6878d9e03043695dbf3fa1caa6dfc09db225b16 (v4.2-rc6)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/28/2