DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7837

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7837
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7837.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7837
Upstream
Published
2017-09-19T16:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-25T00:53:48.227736Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The Linux kernel, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, kernel-rt, and Enterprise MRG 2 and when booted with UEFI Secure Boot enabled, allows local users to bypass intended securelevel/secureboot restrictions by leveraging improper handling of secure_boot flag across kexec reboot.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.5.1-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "unimportant"
}