CVE-2015-7312 describes multiple race conditions within the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) patches for Linux kernel versions 3.x and 4.x. These vulnerabilities, specifically CWE-362 and CWE-416, affect various Canonical and Debian Linux distributions. A local attacker can exploit these race conditions via madvise or msync system calls to trigger a use-after-free error, leading to a denial of service (BUG) or potentially privilege escalation. The CVSS score of 4.4 indicates a medium severity, with a local attack vector and medium attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.19.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.20.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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