CVE-2015-3643

Public Exploit

Description

usb-creator before 0.2.38.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, before 0.2.56.3ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, before 0.2.62ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 14.10, and before 0.2.67ubuntu0.1 on Ubuntu 15.04 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a missing call check_polkit for the KVMTest method.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36820/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~usb-creator-hackers/usb-creator/trunk/revision/470 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/04/3 third party advisory mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2576-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74304 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/22/12 third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3643?
CVE-2015-3643 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3643?
To fix CVE-2015-3643, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3643 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-3643 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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