CVE-2015-7613: linux linux_kernel
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-7613 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 6.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 8Timeline
- 19-10-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.41% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (openwall.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu3 products
- linux< 3.13.0-65.106
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1
- linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 4.2.3-1
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel< 3.2.72 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.111 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.91 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.50 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.55 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.35 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.23 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.11 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.2.4
3 vendors · 5 products
References
37 links
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Show all 37 references
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory