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CVE-2015-8660

Date: December 28, 2015

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.

Language: C

Severity Score

6.7

Related Resources (27)

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545

Url: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8660

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8660

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8660

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

Url: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8660

Severity Score

6.7

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.7
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	HIGH
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	7.2
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	COMPLETE
Integrity (I):	COMPLETE
Availability (A):	COMPLETE
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CVE-2015-8660

Date: December 28, 2015

Language: C

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CVSS v2

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