DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3339

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3339

    Published: 27 May 2015Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-3339

    Summary:

    Details: Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3339

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.16.7-ckt9-3

    Affected versions

    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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