Security Advisory
CVE-2015-5697
2.1
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
August 31, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory