What is CVE-2015-7613?

CVE-2015-7613 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2015-7613 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7613?

CVE-2015-7613 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-7613?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-7613. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-7613 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7613 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-2015-7613

Medium

Race condition in the IPC object implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.2.3 allows local users to gain privileges by triggering an ipc_addid call that leads to uid and gid comparisons against uninitialized data, related to msg.c, shm.c, and util.c.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-10-19

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

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:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2015-7613 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-2015-7613 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-10/msg00009.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00026.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00027.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00028.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00029.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00030.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00031.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00032.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372

Third Party Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/01/8

Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Third Party Advisory
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76977

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034094

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2761-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2762-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2763-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2764-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2765-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268270

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
Kc
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10146

Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b9a532277938798b53178d5a66af6e2915cb27cf
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-7613

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-10-19

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7613?

CVE-2015-7613 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2015-7613 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7613?

CVE-2015-7613 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-7613?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-7613. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-7613 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-7613 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 →