CVE-2015-2830 PUBLISHED

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TS_COMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the (1) fork or (2) close system call, as demonstrated by an attack against seccomp before 3.16.

EPSS 0.04% · 12.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
12.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-azure5.0.0-1036.38, 5.0.0-1035.37, 5.0.0-1032.34
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gkeop5.4.0-1053.56, 5.4.0-1052.55, 5.4.0-1051.54
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-gke5.4.0-1105.112, 5.4.0-1104.111, 5.4.0-1103.110
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-gcp4.15.0-1003.3, 4.15.0-1006.6, 4.15.0-1008.8
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1, 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1, 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtime6.8.1-1015.16, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv6.8.0-38.38.1, 6.8.0-36.36.1, 6.8.0-35.35.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-24.46, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe5.3.0-68.63, 4.18.0-15.16~18.04.1, 4.18.0-14.15~18.04.1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-raspi25.4.0-1006.6, 0, 5.3.0-1007.8
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1078.81+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1083.87+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm1.1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.116.11.0-1008.8~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.110, 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1, 6.11.0-29.29~24.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime5.15.0-1073.75, 0
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.116.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2, 6.11.0-1016.17~24.04.1
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.155.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1059.67~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1058.66~20.04.2.1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-hwe-edge5.3.0-23.25~18.04.2, 0, 5.3.0-24.26~18.04.2
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1012.13, 0, 5.13.0-1004.4
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.116.11.0-1014.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1

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Timeline

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