CVE-2015-5327 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2015-5327?

CVE-2015-5327 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Sep 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out-of-bounds memory read in the x509_decode_time function in x509_cert_parser.c in Linux kernels 4.3-rc1 and after.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5327?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-5327?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-5327 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5327 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v576-6xqq-w5hh.