PT-2016-3619 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Wade Mealing

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Published

2015-06-03

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Updated

2016-05-05

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CVE-2015-4176

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.0.2
Description The issue concerns a problem in the Linux kernel where the fs/namespace.c file does not properly support mount connectivity. This allows local users with user-namespace root access to read arbitrary files by deleting a file or directory.
Recommendations For versions prior to 4.0.2, update to version 4.0.2 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2015-1485
ALT-PU-2015-1849
CVE-2015-4176
MGASA-2015-0386
MGASA-2015-0390
MGASA-2016-0015

Affected Products

Alt Linux
Linux Kernel