CVE-2015-8325

high

Published 2016-05-01 · Modified 2026-05-22

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CVSS v3

7.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

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.

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	—

Ubuntu Affected 3 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
15.10	Affected	—
14.04	Affected	—
12.04	Affected	—

Debian Mixed 7 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1:7.2p2-3`
sid	Fixed	`1:7.2p2-3`
forky	Fixed	`1:7.2p2-3`
bullseye	Fixed	`1:7.2p2-3`
bookworm	Fixed	`1:7.2p2-3`
8.0	Affected	—
7.0	Affected	—

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
openbsd	openssh	`{"endIncluding":"7.2"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-264 CWE-1262

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