CVE-2015-7613
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedOct 19, 2015
First seenOct 19, 2015
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.2.72, 3.4.111, 3.10.91, 3.12.50, 3.14.55, 3.16.35, 3.18.23, 4.1.11, 4.2.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | v < 3.2.72, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.111, 3.5 ≤ v < 3.10.91, 3.11 ≤ v < 3.12.50, 3.13 ≤ v < 3.14.55, 3.15 ≤ v < 3.16.35, 3.17 ≤ v < 3.18.23, 3.19 ≤ v < 4.1.11, 4.2 ≤ v < 4.2.4 | 3.2.72, 3.4.111, 3.10.91, 3.12.50, 3.14.55, 3.16.35, 3.18.23, 4.1.11, 4.2.4 |
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