CVE-2015-1350 (GCVE-0-2015-1350)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-05-02 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:40
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Summary
The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr operations that underspecifies removing extended privilege attributes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (capability stripping) via a failed invocation of a system call, as demonstrated by using chown to remove a capability from the ping or Wireshark dumpcap program.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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References
Date Public
2015-01-17 00:00
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