Analyst readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-5232 concerns race-condition flaws in opa-fm and opa-ff. The public record identifies affected versions but does not provide severity, CVSS, or clear business impact. Treat it as an exposure requiring inventory and vendor-version verification, especially where these components run on systems with multiple local users.
Executive priority
Prioritize confirmation over emergency response. There is no cited active exploitation or severity score, but systems running older opa-fm or opa-ff should be remediated during normal vulnerability maintenance because race conditions in shared temporary locations can be security-relevant.
Technical view
The CVE describes race conditions in opa-fm before 10.4.0.0.196 and opa-ff before 10.4.0.0.197. The oss-security reference titles these as various /tmp races. The source bundle does not state exploitation prerequisites, impact, CVSS, CWE, or distribution-specific package fixes.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to systems running opa-fm earlier than 10.4.0.0.196 or opa-ff earlier than 10.4.0.0.197. The source bundle lists no CPEs, vendor metadata, or affected distributions, so confirm through installed package inventory and distribution backport notes.
Exploitation context
No source in the bundle states active exploitation, and CISA KEV status is false. The available description suggests local race-condition risk around temporary-file behavior, but the bundle does not document exploitability, required privileges, or practical attack impact.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The strongest details are affected version thresholds, the oss-security /tmp-race characterization, and upstream commits. Avoid assuming privilege escalation, remote attack surface, or specific exploit outcomes unless confirmed by vendor advisories or code review.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any installed opa-fm or opa-ff packages and record exact versions.
- Upgrade opa-fm to 10.4.0.0.196 or later where applicable.
- Upgrade opa-ff to 10.4.0.0.197 or later where applicable.
- Check vendor or Linux distribution advisories for backported fixes.
- Limit unnecessary local access on systems running affected components.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed opa-fm and opa-ff versions against the affected version thresholds.
- Review distribution changelogs for references to CVE-2015-5232 or the cited commits.
- Verify remediation through package manager inventory after update.
- Document any systems where vendor guidance is unavailable or versions cannot be confirmed.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/01org/opa-fm/commit/5f4087aabb5d03c42738b320af0fc60e9df4d1f7CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [oss-security] 20150922 CVE-2015-5232: various /tmp races in opa-fm, opa-ffCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://github.com/01org/opa-ff/commit/080ab97461d80a01636f77ba6aecc667c3c0087cCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257098CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/01org/opa-fm/commit/c5759e7b76f5bf844be6c6641cc1b356bbc83869CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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