CVE-2015-8660

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-12-04
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernelthrough 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.0
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.6.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3593	2016-08-04
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3593	2016-08-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.6.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3593	2016-08-04
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2016-1539	2016-08-02
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3593	2016-08-04
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0094	2016-08-05