CVE - CVE-2014-3215

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-3215	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
seunshare in policycoreutils 2.2.5 is owned by root with 4755 permissions, and executes programs in a way that changes the relationship between the setuid system call and the getresuid saved set-user-ID value, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging a program that mistakenly expected that it could permanently drop privileges.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20140429 local privilege escalation due to capng_lock as used in seunshare URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/7 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140430 Re: local privilege escalation due to capng_lock as used in seunshare URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/4 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140507 Re: local privilege escalation due to capng_lock as used in seunshare URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/08/1 CONFIRM:http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0251.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2015:156 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:156 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:0864 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:0749 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00008.html BID:67341 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67341 SECUNIA:59007 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/59007
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20140503	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140503)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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