CVE-2015-8325

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 01 May 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 May 2026, 14:29

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability -0.03%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 May 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 May 2026, 14:29
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The do_setup_env function in session.c in sshd in OpenSSH through 7.2p2, when the UseLogin feature is enabled and PAM is configured to read .pam_environment files in user home directories, allows local users to gain privileges by triggering a crafted environment for the /bin/login program, as demonstrated by an LD_PRELOAD environment variable.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

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.

  • CWE-1262•Improper Access Control for Register Interface

    The product uses memory-mapped I/O registers that act as an interface to hardware functionality from software, but there is improper access control to those registers.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_core

    15.04

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10

  • canonical•ubuntu_touch

    15.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • openbsd•openssh

    ≤ 7.2

References (12)