What is CVE-2015-2042?

CVE-2015-2042 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10. CVE-2015-2042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2042?

CVE-2015-2042 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-2042?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-2042 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-2042 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-2042

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-04-21

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.6

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness type

CWE-17

CVE-2015-2042 is classified as CWE-17

See CWE-17 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

13 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=db27ebb111e9f69efece08e4cb6a34ff980f8896
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/20/20
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72730

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-2042

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.6 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-04-21

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-2042?

CVE-2015-2042 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10 . CVE-2015-2042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2042?

CVE-2015-2042 has a CVSS score of 4.6 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-2042?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-2042 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-2042 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-2042 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.