CVE-2015-7724

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2017-06-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

AMD fglrx-driver before 15.9 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack. NOTE: This vulnerability exists due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-7723.

Affected products

AMD Fglrx-Driver: through 15.7

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134120/AMD-fglrx-driver-15.7-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Oct/103
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536782/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77361
https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2015-7724/

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