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CVE-2015-7723

Published: 7 June 2017

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
fglrx-driver
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (1:15.7-1)
vivid Does not exist

wily Does not exist

xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

fglrx-installer
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Does not exist

bionic Does not exist

cosmic Does not exist

disco Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needs-triage)
upstream Needs triage

vivid Ignored
(end of life)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial Does not exist

yakkety Does not exist

zesty Does not exist

This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of symlink restrictions in Ubuntu.

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H