CVE-2015-3170
N/A
Published: July 21, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSelinux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
selinux-policy when sysctl fs.protected_hardlinks are set to 0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SSH login prevention) by creating a hardlink to /etc/passwd from a directory named .config, and updating selinux-policy.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218672Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-254
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