CVE-2015-2830
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Summary
arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TS_COMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the (1) fork or (2) close system call, as demonstrated by an attack against seccomp before 3.16.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2631-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2632-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032413
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/956421fbb74c3a6261903f3836c0740187cf038b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=956421fbb74c3a6261903f3836c0740187cf038b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208598
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/02/1
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2631-1
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2632-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032413
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1138.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/956421fbb74c3a6261903f3836c0740187cf038b
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=956421fbb74c3a6261903f3836c0740187cf038b
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1208598
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1137.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1221.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/02/1
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