CVE-2015-2830

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 27 May 2015, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 05:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
1.9 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 May 2015, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 05:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TS_COMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the (1) fork or (2) close system call, as demonstrated by an attack against seccomp before 3.16.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-264•Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 3.19.1

References (16)