High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 28, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3643
CVE-2015-3643
Description
usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:usb-creator_project:usb-creator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=0.2.38.3
- Range: <0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, <0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, <0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, <0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/nvdThird Party Advisory
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