CVE-2015-7723 AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7723 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2015-7723 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2017.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7723/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7723/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-7723?
CVE-2015-7723 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2017.
Official description
AMD fglrx-driver before 15.7 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7723?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Amd Fglrx-Driver.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7723?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7723 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-7723 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7723 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7c58-vxq5-5v66.