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USN-2599-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

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USN-2599-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
05/05/2015
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/07/2015
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-37-powerpc64-smp

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