What is CVE-2015-5053?

CVE-2015-5053 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, classified as a Improper Access Control flaw (CWE-284). CVE-2015-5053 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-5053?

CVE-2015-5053 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-5053?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-5053. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-5053 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-5053 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Improper Access Control (CWE-284)?

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorised actor. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/284.html

CVE-2015-5053

High

The host memory mapping path feature in the NVIDIA GPU graphics driver R346 before 346.87 and R352 before 352.41 for Linux and R352 before 352.46 for GRID vGPU and vSGA does not properly restrict access to third-party device IO memory, which allows attackers to gain privileges, cause a denial of service (resource consumption), or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors related to the follow_pfn kernel-mode API call.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-11-24

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

10.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-284

CVE-2015-5053 is a Improper Access Control vulnerability

What is Improper Access Control?

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorised actor. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-5053 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Nvidia
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3802

Vendor Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-5053

Severity High

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-11-24

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-5053?

CVE-2015-5053 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 , classified as an Improper Access Control flaw (CWE-284) . CVE-2015-5053 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-5053?

CVE-2015-5053 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-5053?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-5053. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-5053 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-5053 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Improper Access Control (CWE-284)?

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorised actor. View CWE-284 on MITRE CWE →