CVE-2014-4014
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
23/06/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.20
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.14.8 (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=commit%3Bh=23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59220
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59220
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html