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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268270Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfThird Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10146Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268270Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cfThird Party Advisory
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10146Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 19, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified