UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2925
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 3
Upstream
Downstream
Published: 06 Apr 2015, 00:00
Last modified:12 May 2026, 13:24
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100 CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
06 Apr 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 May 2026, 13:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 does not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a "double-chroot attack."
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux
< 3.13.0-67.110
- ubuntu•linux-azure
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke
all
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
all
- ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic
< 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid
< 3.19.0-32.37~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-raspi-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-raspi2
all
- ubuntu•linux-realtime
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-riscv
all | all | all
References (12)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2925
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29173
- http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29177
- http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.stable/151103
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2794-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2792-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2795-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2799-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2796-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2798-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2797-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2925