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    CVE-2015-7613

    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.

    Published:Oct 1, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 19, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00111
    CVSS Score:6.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268270
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
    https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10146
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268270
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
    https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10146

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High