CVE-2014-9710
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Publication date:
27/05/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that the visible xattr state is consistent with a requested replacement, which allows local users to bypass intended ACL settings and gain privileges via standard filesystem operations (1) during an xattr-replacement time window, related to a race condition, or (2) after an xattr-replacement attempt that fails because the data does not fit.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.90
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.10.83 (excluding) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.11 (including) | 3.12.45 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13 (including) | 3.14.47 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.15 (including) | 3.16.35 (excluding) |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 (including) | 3.18.19 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D5f5bc6b1e2d5a6f827bc860ef2dc5b6f365d1339
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/11
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032418
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205079
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f5bc6b1e2d5a6f827bc860ef2dc5b6f365d1339
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba%3Dcommit%3Bh%3D5f5bc6b1e2d5a6f827bc860ef2dc5b6f365d1339
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/24/11
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032418
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205079
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f5bc6b1e2d5a6f827bc860ef2dc5b6f365d1339



