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CVE-2015-7613

6.9 · MEDIUM

Race condition in the IPC object implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an ipc_addid call that leads to uid and gid comparisons against…

Published Oct 19, 2015linuxCWE-362EPSS 0.41%

Overview

CVE-2015-7613 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 19, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Race condition in the IPC object implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an ipc_addid call that leads to uid and gid comparisons against uninitialized data, related to msg.c, shm.c, and util.c.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0, < 3.2.72Affected

References

Refgit.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlRefrhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7613?

CVE-2015-7613 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting linux linux_kernel. It was published on October 19, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-7613?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-7613?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from linux. Update linux_kernel to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-7613?

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