CVE-2015-8830
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2015-8830 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, as the related AIO vector code is not present in this product.
This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7 and MRG-2. Future Linux kernel updates for the respective releases might address this issue.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.9 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2018:1854 | 2018-06-19 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel-rt | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
External References
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