What is CVE-2015-8569?

CVE-2015-8569 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.3 out of 10, classified as a Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200). CVE-2015-8569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8569?

CVE-2015-8569 has a CVSS score of 2.3 out of 10, rated Low severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8569?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-8569. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-8569 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-8569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html

CVE-2015-8569

Low

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-12-28

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

2.3

out of 10

Low

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness type

CWE-200

CVE-2015-8569 is a Information Exposure vulnerability

What is Information Exposure?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-8569 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Twitter
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/676744240802750464
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/15/11
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79428
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034549
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1292045
Lkml
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/14/252
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ccfd238e5a0e670d8178cf50180ea81ae09ae1
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-8569

Severity Low

CVSS score 2.3 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2015-12-28

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8569?

CVE-2015-8569 is a Low severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.3 out of 10 , classified as an Information Exposure flaw (CWE-200) . CVE-2015-8569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-8569?

CVE-2015-8569 has a CVSS score of 2.3 out of 10, rated Low severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-8569?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-8569. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-8569 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-8569 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Information Exposure (CWE-200)?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor not authorised to see it. View CWE-200 on MITRE CWE →