CVE-2015-8709
Bug #1527374 reported by
Serge Hallyn
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| Precise |
Invalid
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| Trusty |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| Vivid |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| Wily |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| Xenial |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-armadaxp (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-flo (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-goldfish (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) | ||||||
| Precise |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-lts-xenial (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-mako (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-manta (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-raspi2 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-snapdragon (Ubuntu) |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
| linux-ti-omap4 (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | |||
Bug Description
** DISPUTED ** kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here."
Break-Fix: - local-2015-8709
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu Xenial) |
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu Wily) |
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu Vivid) |
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu Trusty) |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu Xenial) |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu Wily) |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu Vivid) |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu Trusty) |
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu Precise) |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu Precise) |
| no longer affects: | linux-lts-wily (Ubuntu Precise) |
| no longer affects: | linux-lts-vivid (Ubuntu Precise) |
| no longer affects: | linux-lts-utopic (Ubuntu Precise) |
| Changed in linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu Precise): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Precise): | |
| status: | New → Invalid |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Wily): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Trusty): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Vivid): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| description: | updated |
| description: | updated |
| information type: | Private Security → Public Security |
| tags: | added: patch |
| no longer affects: | lxd (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial): | |
| status: | Incomplete → Fix Committed |
| summary: |
- privilege escalation on attach through ptrace + CVE-2015-8709 |
| tags: | added: kernel-cve-tracking-bug |
| description: | updated |
| no longer affects: | linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) |
| Changed in linux-lts-quantal (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
| Changed in linux-lts-raring (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
| Changed in linux-lts-saucy (Ubuntu): | |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| status: | Confirmed → Won't Fix |
| description: | updated |
| no longer affects: | lxc (Ubuntu) |
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The kernel patch to fix this is at https:/ /lkml.org/ lkml/2015/ 12/12/259