CVE-2014-4014
MEDIUM 6.2
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 3.30 % · percentile 88 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- mitre
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.
Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59220
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 6.2 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2014-3946
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2014-4014
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-396 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android (Nexus) · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2014-AVI-373 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2014-AVI-325 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 3.14.8
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |