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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-19T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:58:59.990Z

Reserved: 2015-10-15T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-7837

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-09-19T16:29:00.230

Modified: 2021-07-15T19:16:09.750

Link: CVE-2015-7837

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-10-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7837 - Bugzilla