CVE-2015-8660
Detail
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This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.
Description
The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
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Change History
15 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 9:38:54 PM
Action
Type
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Added
Reference
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html
Added
Reference
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html
Added
Reference
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329
Added
Reference
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/13/2024 11:44:28 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Modified Analysis by NIST 6/07/2023 8:44:34 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.3.2
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.18 up to (excluding) 3.18.31
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.22
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4
Changed
Reference Type
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 No Types Assigned
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html No Types Assigned
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html No Types Assigned
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 No Types Assigned
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 No Types Assigned
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 No Types Assigned
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 No Types Assigned
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ No Types Assigned
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ No Types Assigned
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ No Types Assigned
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/12/2023 7:55:13 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Removed
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1532 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1539 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1541 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8660 [No Types Assigned]
Removed
CVSS V2 Metadata
Access Complexity Insufficient Information
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 2/02/2023 11:17:21 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V2
Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1532 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1539 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1541 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8660 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/09/2017 9:29:05 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/02/2017 9:29:02 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/07/2016 1:29:13 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/02/2016 10:13:57 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 11/28/2016 2:48:49 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/27/2016 9:59:16 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/08/2016 10:00:19 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/11/2016 9:59:20 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html
Modified Analysis by NIST 12/28/2015 4:44:23 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added
CWE
CWE-264
Added
CPE Configuration
Configuration 1
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
Initial CVE Analysis 12/28/2015 3:01:41 PM
Action
Type
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Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2015-8660 NVD
Published Date: 12/28/2015 NVD
Last Modified: 04/12/2025
Source: Red Hat, Inc.