CVE-2015-1350 PUBLISHED

The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr operations that underspecifies removing extended privilege attributes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (capability stripping) via a failed invocation of a system call, as demonstrated by using chown to remove a capability from the ping or Wireshark dumpcap program.

EPSS 0.07% · 20.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.07%
20.1th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSlinux3.13.0-194.245, 3.13.0-13.33, 3.13.0-14.34
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtime6.8.0-2019.20, 0
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv5.15.0-1028.32, 5.15.0-1027.31, 5.15.0-1026.30
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0, 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1, 4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-kvm0, 4.4.0-1065.72, 4.4.0-1064.71
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS:16.04:LTSlinux-fips4.4.0-1033.38, 4.4.0-1032.37, 4.4.0-1031.36
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi24.4.0-1103.111, 0, 4.2.0-1013.19
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0, 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2, 4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtime0, 5.15.0-1073.75
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws4.4.0-1121.135, 0, 4.4.0-1001.10
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSlinux-aws4.4.0-1046.50, 4.4.0-1031.34, 4.4.0-1029.32
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0, 4.4.0-1077.82, 4.4.0-1078.83
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde5.4.0-1065.68+cvm2.1, 0, 5.4.0-1063.66+cvm2.2
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtime5.15.0-1032.35, 0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon4.4.0-1069.74, 0, 4.4.0-1012.12
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux4.4.0-87.110, 4.4.0-89.112, 4.4.0-91.114

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