CVE-2014-5207

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during…

published August 18, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00881 · 58.7th percentile
Published
2014-08-18T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 10:00Z
    fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during…
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