CVE-2016-7097 (GCVE-0-2016-7097)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-10-16 21:00
Modified
2024-08-06 01:50
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.
References
secalert@redhat.com http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef Issue Tracking, Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=147162313630259&w=2 Patch
secalert@redhat.com http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
secalert@redhat.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/26/3 Mailing List
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92659
secalert@redhat.com http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
secalert@redhat.com http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg98328.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
secalert@redhat.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1
secalert@redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
secalert@redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
secalert@redhat.com https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
secalert@redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1368938 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef Patch, Third Party Advisory
secalert@redhat.com https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
secalert@redhat.com https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31603170?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef Issue Tracking, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=147162313630259&w=2 Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/26/3 Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92659
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg98328.html Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1368938 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31603170?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS
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