Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : ubuntu-core-launcher vulnerability (USN-2956-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the USN-2956-1 advisory. Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that ubuntu-core-launcher did not properly sanitize its input and contained a logic error when determining the mountpoint of bind moun...

USN-2956-1: ubuntu-core-launcher vulnerability

Zygmunt Krynicki discovered that ubuntu-core-launcher did not properly sanitize its input and contained a logic error when determining the mountpoint of bind mounts when using snaps on Ubuntu classic systems eg, traditional desktop and server. If a user were tricked into installing a malicious sn...

Kernel: vfs: Do not allow escaping from bind mounts

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's file system implementation handled rename operations in which the source was inside and the destination was outside of a bind mount. A privileged user inside a container could use this flaw to escape the bind mount and, potentially, escalate their...

Kernel: vfs: Do not allow escaping from bind mounts

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's file system implementation handled rename operations in which the source was inside and the destination was outside of a bind mount. A privileged user inside a container could use this flaw to escape the bind mount and, potentially, escalate their...

Kernel: vfs: Do not allow escaping from bind mounts

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's file system implementation handled rename operations in which the source was inside and the destination was outside of a bind mount. A privileged user inside a container could use this flaw to escape the bind mount and, potentially, escalate their...

Linux kernel local elevation of privilege vulnerability (CNVD-2015-07700)

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'prependpath' function in the fs/dcache.c file in Linux kernel 4.2.3 and earlier. Due to the program failing to properly handle rename...

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2925

The prependpath function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 does not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a "double-chroot attack."...

SUSE SLES12 Security Update : docker (SUSE-SU-2015:0082-1)

This docker version upgrade fixes the following security and non security issues, and adds the also additional features : - Updated to 1.4.1 2014-12-15 : - Runtime : - Fix issue with volumes-from and bind mounts not being honored after create fixes bnc913213 - Added e2fsprogs as runtime dependenc...

PT-2015-5979 · Linux +5 · Linux Kernel +5

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 4.2.4 Description: The issue allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a "double-chroot attack." This occurs because the prepend path function in...

USN-2317-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities

Eric W. Biederman discovered a flaw with the mediation of mount flags in the Linux kernel's user namespace subsystem. An unprivileged user could exploit this flaw to by-pass mount restrictions, and potentially gain administrative privileges. CVE-2014-5207 Kenton Varda discovered a flaw with...

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-2318-1)

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-2318-1 advisory. Eric W. Biederman discovered a flaw with the mediation of mount flags in the Linux kernel's user namespace subsystem. An unprivileged user could exploit...

PT-2014-6345 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.16.2 Description: The issue allows local users to bypass an intended read-only restriction and defeat certain sandbox protection mechanisms. This is achieved via a "mount -o remount" command within a user...