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CVE-2015-3339

CVE-2015-3339 PUBLISHED

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

EPSS 0.03% · 9.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.03%
9.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic*, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1, 3.16.0-28.37~14.04.1

Timeline

  • Apr 21, 2015 CVE Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
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