The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2016-10-16T21:00:00
Updated: 2019-10-09T19:07:27
Reserved: 2016-08-26T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-7097
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2016-10-16T21:59:11.147
Modified: 2023-02-12T23:25:19.473
Link: CVE-2016-7097
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CWE