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CVE-2014-5207 Detail

Description

fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128595/Linux-Kernel-3.16.1-FUSE-Privilege-Escalation.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/352 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34923 Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/4 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69216 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2317-1 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2318-1 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129662 Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95266 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705 Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-5207
NVD Published Date:
08/18/2014
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE