CVE-2015-7837
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 19, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Oct 15, 2015
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- https://github.com/mjg59/linux/commit/4b2b64d5a6ebc84214755ebccd599baef7c1b798
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272472
- RHSA-2015:2152vendor-advisory
- 77097vdb-entry
- [oss-security] 20151015 Re: CVE Request - Linux kernel - securelevel/secureboot bypass.mailing-list
- RHSA-2015:2411vendor-advisory
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