Vulnerability Details CVE-2015-7837
The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt, and Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended securelevel/secureboot restrictions by leveraging improper handling of secure_boot flag across kexec reboot.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 23.0%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77097
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272472
- https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/4b2b64d5a6ebc84214755ebccd599baef7c1b798
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2152.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2411.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/15/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77097
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272472
- https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/4b2b64d5a6ebc84214755ebccd599baef7c1b798
Products affected by CVE-2015-7837
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.2
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.3
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0
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cpe:2.3:o:redhat:kernel-rt:7.0