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CVE-2015-1350

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-1350 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Linux kernel's VFS subsystem (versions 3.x), specifically affecting how extended privilege attributes are handled during setattr operations. This flaw allows local users to strip capabilities from programs like ping or Wireshark dumpcap through failed system call invocations, impacting various Linux distributions including Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a high availability impact by rendering privileged programs unusable. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. While it has received minimal community discussion, it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or any hot lists.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 3.0, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_mrg:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0049 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

marc.info
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
bugs.debian.org / cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/76075
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry