CVE-2015-7837
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2017-09-19 | |
| Impact: | Low | What is this? |
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.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 metrics
| Base Score: | 5.5 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | Low |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | High |
| Availability Impact: | None |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el6uek) | ELSA-2019-4316 | 2019-01-04 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4316 | 2019-01-04 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.29.1.el7uek) | ELSA-2019-4316 | 2019-01-04 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel) | ELSA-2015-2152 | 2015-11-24 |
| Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2019-4316 | 2019-01-04 |
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