CVE-2015-6856 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a driver flaw to write to arbitrary physical memory, gaining elevated privileges on Dell systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-6856?
CVE-2015-6856 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver (PBADRV.sys) 1.0.1.5 allows local users to write to arbitrary physical memory locations and gain privileges via a 0x0022201c IOCTL call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6856?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Pre-Boot Authentication Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6856 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6856 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6fjg-xx96-px9q.