CVE-2015-5198

Publication date 1 September 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
libvdpau 15.04 vivid
Fixed 0.9-1ubuntu0.1
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.7-1ubuntu0.1
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 0.4.1-3ubuntu1.2

Patch details

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Package Patch details
libvdpau

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-2729-1
    • libvdpau vulnerabilities
    • 3 September 2015

Other references