fkie_cve-2015-7837
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-09-19 16:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt, and Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended securelevel/secureboot restrictions by leveraging improper handling of secure_boot flag across kexec reboot.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.2 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 7.3 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.4 | |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 7.0 | |
| redhat | enterprise_mrg | 2.0 | |
| redhat | kernel-rt | 7.0 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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