CVE-2015-7723
high
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.8
Description
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| amd | fglrx-driver | 14.4.2 | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-7723.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134121/AMD-fglrx-driver-14.4.2-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/104
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536783/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77357
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7723/
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.