CVE-2015-3339

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid…

published May 27, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
23.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00315 · 23.1th percentile
Published
2015-05-27T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 MAY 10:00Z
    Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid…
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