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.
References
Link Resource
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76075 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-05-02T10:00:00

Updated: 2017-02-01T10:57:01

Reserved: 2015-01-24T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2015-1350

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:07.857

Modified: 2021-07-15T19:16:09.750


Link: CVE-2015-1350

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