CVE-2015-7837 (GCVE-0-2015-7837)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-09-19 16:00
Modified
2024-08-06 07:58
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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