Medium severity · published Jun 7, 2016
CVE-2015-5231
The service daemon in CRIU does not properly restrict access to non-dumpable processes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via (1) process dumps or (2)…
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The service daemon in CRIU does not properly restrict access to non-dumpable processes, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via (1) process dumps or (2) ptrace access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CI
Checkpoint/restore IN Userspace · Criu
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5231
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5231
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00030.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/25/5
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256728
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.openvz.org/pipermail/criu/2015-August/021847.html
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