Description
The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 4.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 4.2.6-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 4.2.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2 | USN-2842-2 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | linux-lts-wily | 4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1 | USN-2843-2 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | kernel-source | 4.8.13-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1 |
Advisories 3
- USN-2842-2 linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- USN-2843-2 linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 7, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1 kernel-debug-4.8.13-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- 1034893 vdb-entry
- 77317 vdb-entry
- USN-2843-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-2842-2 vendor-advisory
- USN-2843-2 vendor-advisory
- USN-2842-1 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- [oss-security] 20151021 Re: CVE Request: Linux Kernel ioctl infoleaks on vivid-osd and dgnc mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
- USN-2843-3 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1008 vendor-advisory