CVE-2015-5198

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-5198
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-08 15:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
Descriptionlibvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.04 All All All
Application Libvdpau Project Libvdpau All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] Fedora 23 Update: libvdpau-1.1.1-1.fc23 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: libvdpau-1.1.1-1.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3355-1 libvdpau af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
openSUSE-SU-2015:1537-1: moderate: Security update for libvdpau af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
libvdpau 1.1.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.x.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: libvdpau-1.1.1-2.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
USN-2729-1: libvdpau vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
libvdpau Multiple Local Security Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Bug 1253824 – CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau incorrect check for security transition af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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