EUVD-2014-5104

Malware in sbrugna...

Design/Logic Flaw

The doremount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not maintain the MNTLOCKREADONLY bit across a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only restriction and defeat certain sandbox protection mechanisms via a "mount -o remount"...

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...