kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.
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Published : 2016-02-08 03:59
Updated : 2024-05-17 01:06
NVD link : CVE-2015-8709
Mitre link : CVE-2015-8709
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8709
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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