CVE-2015-8709 (GCVE-0-2015-8709)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-08 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:29 Disputed
VLAI?
Summary
kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
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