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HistoryOct 05, 2015 - 12:00 a.m.

Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability

2015-10-0500:00:00
ubuntu.com
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CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

10.1%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Packages

  • linux-lts-vivid - Linux hardware enablement kernel from Vivid

Details

Dmitry Vyukov discovered that the Linux kernel did not properly initialize
IPC object state in certain situations. A local attacker could use this to
escalate their privileges, expose confidential information, or cause a
denial of service (system crash).

CVSS2

6.9

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

COMPLETE

Integrity Impact

COMPLETE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

AI Score

6.4

Confidence

High

EPSS

0

Percentile

10.1%