CVE-2015-5198
published 2015-09-08CVE-2015-5198: 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…
PriorityP426high7.2CVSS 2.0
AVLACLAuNCCICAC
EPSS
0.37%
30.2th percentile
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.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | libvdpau | < libvdpau 1.1.1-1 (bookworm) | libvdpau 1.1.1-1 (bookworm) |
| libvdpau_project | libvdpau | <= 1.1.0 | — |
| libvdpau_project | libvdpau | >= 0 < 1.1.1-1 | 1.1.1-1 |
| libvdpau_project | libvdpau | >= 0 < 1.1.1-1 | 1.1.1-1 |
| libvdpau_project | libvdpau | >= 0 < 1.1.1-1 | 1.1.1-1 |
| libvdpau_project | libvdpau | >= 0 < 1.1.1-1 | 1.1.1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv7.2HIGH
vendor_debian7.2HIGH
vendor_redhat7.2HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-354j-fr8h-qqfv: libvdpau before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] GHSA-354j-fr8h-qqfv: libvdpau before 1
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.
OSV
CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau before 1
osv·2015-09-08·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau before 1
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.
Ubuntu
libvdpau vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2015-09-03
CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau vulnerabilities
Title: libvdpau vulnerabilities
Summary: libvdpau could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Florian Weimer discovered that libvdpau incorrectly handled certain
environment variables. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to
gain privileges.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
vendor_redhat·2015-08-31·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
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.
Package: libvdpau (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Affected
Debian
CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau - libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local...
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5198: libvdpau - libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.1.1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-5198 CVE-2015-5199 CVE-2015-5200 libvdpau: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2015-08-31·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5198 CVE-2015-5199 CVE-2015-5200 libvdpau: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2015-5198 CVE-2015-5199 CVE-2015-5200 libvdpau: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions of
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
bugzilla·2015-08-14·CVSS 7.2
CVE-2015-5198 [HIGH] CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
CVE-2015-5198 libvdpau incorrect check for security transition
It was discovered that libvdpau incorrectly checks if the process underwent a security transition at startup, related to processing of the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable. This may allow local attackers gain additional privileges.
Acknowledgements:
This issue was discovered by Florian Weimer of Red Hat Product Security.
Discussion:
External references:
http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-announce/2015-August/002630.html
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Created libvdpau tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1258644]
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libvdpau-1.1.1-1.fc23 has been pushed to the Fedora 23 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
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Upstream patch:
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~aplattner/lib
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2015-09-08
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