ghsa-73cf-9h72-w34c
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 01:47
Modified
2025-04-12 12:35
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-4014"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-06-23T11:21:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-73cf-9h72-w34c",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:35:03Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T01:47:40Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1107966"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-12-01.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/59220"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33824"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.14.8"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67988"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030394"
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}


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