CVE-2015-1350

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 12
Modified
Published: 02 May 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 04:40

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
32/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.07% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 May 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 04:40
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.07%• Percentile: 20%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-552•Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

    The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≥ 3.0, ≤ 3.19.8

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    5.0 | 6.0 | 7.0

  • redhat•enterprise_mrg

    2.0

References (5)