CVE-2014-4014

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-06-10
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3096	2014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3096	2014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-55.el7uek)	ELSA-2014-3096	2014-12-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3096	2014-12-04