What is CVE-2015-7312?

CVE-2015-7312 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2015-7312 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7312?

CVE-2015-7312 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-7312?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-7312. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-7312 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7312 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2015-7312

Medium

Multiple race conditions in the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) aufs3-mmap.patch and aufs4-mmap.patch patches for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) madvise or (2) msync system call, related to mm/madvise.c and mm/msync.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-11-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.4

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

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

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2015-7312 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-7312 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Sourceforge
http://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34449209/

Exploit Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/09/22/10

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2777-1

Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-7312

Severity Medium

CVSS score 4.4 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-11-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7312?

CVE-2015-7312 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2015-7312 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7312?

CVE-2015-7312 has a CVSS score of 4.4 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-7312?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-7312. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-7312 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-7312 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →