CVE-2015-4176 Information

Description

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0.2 does not properly support mount connectivity which allows local users to read arbitrary files by leveraging user-namespace root access for deletion of a file or directory.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/04/5 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249442 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e0c9c0afd2fc958ffa34b697972721d81df8a56f

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5