CVE-2015-7543 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can hijack IPC by pre-creating temporary directories in aRts and kdelibs3, leading to potential privilege escalation or security bypass.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-7543?
CVE-2015-7543 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
aRts 1.5.10 and kdelibs3 3.5.10 and earlier do not properly create temporary directories, which allows local users to hijack the IPC by pre-creating the temporary directory.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7543?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (3)
kdelibs3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
kdelibs3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
kdelibs3 SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | All versions | 3.5.10-23.30.5.1 |
Products include Artsproject Arts, Kde Kdelibs.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7543?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-7543 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7543 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DLA-366-1, DLA-367-1, GHSA-f439-6pj6-2532, SUSE-SU-2018:3487-1.