CVE-2015-1538 is a remote code execution vulnerability that was found in the Linux kernel in 2015. It affected versions of the kernel up to and including 3.19. The vulnerability was caused by a flaw in the keyring handling code in the kernel.
The vulnerability allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges by sending a specially crafted request to the keyring service. This could have allowed an attacker to take control of the affected system, steal sensitive information, or launch further attacks.
The vulnerability allowed an attacker to execute arbitrary code with kernel-level privileges by sending a specially crafted request to the keyring service. This could have allowed an attacker to take control of the affected system, steal sensitive information, or launch further attacks.