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CVE-2016-7097 Detail

Description

The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Patch 
http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=147162313630259&w=2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0817.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/26/3 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Mailing List 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92659 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg98328.html CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3146-2 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3147-1 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1368938 CVE, Inc., Red Hat Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef CVE, Inc., Red Hat Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01 CVE, Inc., Red Hat
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K31603170?utm_source=f5support&amp%3Butm_medium=RSS CVE, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-285 Improper Authorization cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-7097
NVD Published Date:
10/16/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.