Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2015-7869
Multiple integer overflows in the kernel mode driver for the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R340 before 341.92, R352 before 354.35, and R358 before 358.87 on Windows and R304 before 304.131, R340 before 340.96, R352 before 352.63, and R358 before 358.16 on Linux allow local users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (crash), or possibly gain privileges via unknown vectors, which trigger uninitialized or out of bounds memory access. NOTE: this identifier has been SPLIT per ADT2 and ADT3 due to different vulnerability type and affected versions. See CVE-2015-8328 for the vulnerability in the NVAPI support layer in NVIDIA drivers for Windows.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel
- Microsoft Windows
- NVIDIA GPU Driver — versions 346.22
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- securitytracker.com/id/1034176 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (Vendor Advisory, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3808/kw/security (Vendor Advisory)
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2814-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7869?
- CVE-2015-7869 is a vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under CWE-189. Published 2015-11-24.
- Is CVE-2015-7869 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.