FKIE_CVE-2016-7097
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-10-16 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:52
Severity
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
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * |
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