CVE-2015-1350

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    CVE-2015-1350

    Published: 2 May 2016Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76075, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139, http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492, https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492, http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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