The vivid_fb_ioctl function in drivers/media/platform/vivid/vivid-osd.c in the Linux…
Priority LOW 12CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00437 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-7884
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w2j-jf2v-w2v3
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/eda98796aff0d9bf41094b06811f5def3b4c333c
- 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1274726
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Sources
- CVE-2015-7884 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-7884 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w2j-jf2v-w2v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-7884 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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