SB2015032101 - Fedora 21 update for kernel

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SB2015032101 - Fedora 21 update for kernel

Published: March 21, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015032101
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2666)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption error. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2672)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation error within the arch/x86/include/asm/xsave.h. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2686)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

net/socket.c in the Linux kernel 3.19 before 3.19.3 does not validate certain range data for (1) sendto and (2) recvfrom system calls, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a subsystem that uses the copy_from_iter function in the iov_iter interface, as demonstrated by the Bluetooth subsystem.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References