High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2015-7724

Description

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.

Affected products

AMD/Fglrx Driver
cpe:2.3:a:amd:fglrx-driver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=15.7

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threadednvd

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