The dgnc_mgmt_ioctl function in drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_mgmt.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application.
CVE-2015-7885
Score 2.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 2.3; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 2.3
- EG Score
- 2.3LOWmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 15EG Risk 15/100CISA SSVC
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity23% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
December 28, 2015
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (28)
- cve@mitrehttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/21/8
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77317
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034896
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2841-2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2842-2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-2
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2843-3
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2844-1
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274728
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4b6184336ebb5c8dc1eae7f7ab46ee608a748b05
Patch Availability(8)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-21-powerpc64-smp (4.2.0-21.25) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-4.2.0-21-generic (4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.16.0-56-generic (3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-73-generic (3.13.0-73.116~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.19.0-41-generic (3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.19.0-41-generic-lpae (3.19.0-41.46) @ vivid | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-73-generic (3.13.0-73.116) @ trusty | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-4.2.0-1016-raspi2 (4.2.0-1016.23) @ wily | 2026-05-22 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
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All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- UbuntuUSN-2841-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2841-2LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2842-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2843-1LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2843-2LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2843-3LOW
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- UbuntuUSN-2844-1LOW
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