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.
References
Information
Published : 2015-05-27 03:59
Updated : 2016-12-30 18:59
NVD link : CVE-2015-3339
Mitre link : CVE-2015-3339
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CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
linux
- linux_kernel