CVE-2015-8709
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 4.4.1 |
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204362722256&w=2
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204641422813&w=2
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/17/12
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/5
www.securityfocus.com/bid/79899
www.securitytracker.com/id/1034899
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295287
lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/25/71
Related
6.9 Medium
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%