CVE-2015-1350

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:22 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Mrg

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (5)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142153722930533&w=2
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/5
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76075
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=770492
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185139

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-552

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