The capabilities implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.14.8 does not properly consider that namespaces are inapplicable to inodes, which allows local users to bypass intended chmod restrictions by first creating a user namespace, as demonstrated by setting the setgid bit on a file with group ownership of root.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-06-23T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:04:28.054Z

Reserved: 2014-06-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-4014

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-23T11:21:17.793

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:20:21.913

Link: CVE-2014-4014

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-06-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4014 - Bugzilla