CVE-2015-3339

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-04-20
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in theLinux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

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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 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3054	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el5uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.5.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3053	2015-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-1272	2015-07-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3053	2015-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3054	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.9.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3055	2015-07-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.3.5.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3053	2015-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-2152	2015-11-24
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3053	2015-07-29
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0037	2016-03-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0104	2015-07-29