CVE-2015-7837
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt, and Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended securelevel/secureboot restrictions by leveraging improper handling of secure_boot flag across kexec reboot.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
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
Red Hat Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | Affected | — |
| 7.2 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 4.5.1-1 |
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77097
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272472
- https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/4b2b64d5a6ebc84214755ebccd599baef7c1b798
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7837
CWEs
CWE-254
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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