What is CVE-2015-1350?

CVE-2015-1350 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10. CVE-2015-1350 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1350?

CVE-2015-1350 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1350?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1350. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-1350 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1350 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-1350

Medium

The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr operations that underspecifies removing extended privilege attributes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (capability stripping) via a failed invocation of a system call, as demonstrated by using chown to remove a capability from the ping or Wireshark dumpcap program.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-05-02

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-552

CVE-2015-1350 is classified as CWE-552

See CWE-552 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-1350 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76075

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Debian Security
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-1350

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2016-05-02

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1350?

CVE-2015-1350 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 . CVE-2015-1350 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1350?

CVE-2015-1350 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1350?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1350. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-1350 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-1350 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.