** DISPUTED ** 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."
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Information
Published : 2016-02-08 03:59
Updated : 2017-11-04 01:29
NVD link : CVE-2015-8709
Mitre link : CVE-2015-8709
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
