medium5.5
CVE-2015-4176
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 does not properly support mount connectivity, which allows local users to read arbitrary files by leveraging us…
Impact
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 does not properly support mount connectivity, which allows local users to read arbitrary files by leveraging user-namespace root access for deletion of a file or directory.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | through 4.0.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249442
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249442
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f