CVE-2015-5198

Description

libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167469.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76636 vdb entry
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170637.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165546.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253824
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2729-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00012.html vendor advisory
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.html mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3355 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-5198?
CVE-2015-5198 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-5198?
To fix CVE-2015-5198, 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-2015-5198 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-5198 is being actively exploited. 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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