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CVE-2014-4014

CVSS v2.0 6.2 (Medium)
62% Progress
EPSS 0.06 % (27th)
0.06% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 36
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The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.

Weaknesses
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2014-06-23 11:21:17
(10 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-11-07 02:20:21
(10 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel prior 3.14.8 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel < 3.14.8