Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 8, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-5198
CVE-2015-5198
Description
libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.
Affected products
4cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
9- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170637.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165546.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167469.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00012.htmlnvd
- lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3355nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76636nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2729-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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