Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-7613
CVE-2015-7613
Description
Race condition in the IPC object implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an ipc_addid call that leads to uid and gid comparisons against uninitialized data, related to msg.c, shm.c, and util.c.
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Affected products
26- osv-coords24 versionspkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_6&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_7&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_8&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
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- (no CPE)range: < 4-2.3
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- (no CPE)range: < 3-2.1
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- (no CPE)range: < 2-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-4.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
26- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfnvdThird Party Advisory
- kc.mcafee.com/corporate/indexnvdThird Party Advisory
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