CVE-2015-3339

Published: May 27, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

6.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 1.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel · Debian: Debian Linux

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 3.19.5

Configuration B

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0

Related CWEs

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (36)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157897.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158804.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/20/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032412

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214030

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157897.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158804.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/20/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032412

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214030

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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