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Status published
High
CVE-2015-5198
libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167469.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76636
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/170637.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165546.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1253824
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2729-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg00012.html
- http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3355
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libvdpau project
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libvdpau, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 12.04, 14.04, 15.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 8th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.