SB2015091103 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in libvdpau (Alpine package)
Published: September 11, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015091103
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5198)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
libvdpau before 1.1.1, when used in a setuid or setgid application, allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors, related to the VDPAU_DRIVER_PATH environment variable.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.