kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published: 2016-02-08T02:00:00
Updated: 2017-11-03T18:57:01
Reserved: 2015-12-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8709
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-02-08T03:59:05.887
Modified: 2024-05-17T01:06:38.097
Link: CVE-2015-8709
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