Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-05-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:47:57.218Z

Reserved: 2015-04-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-3339

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:11.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:29:11.893

Link: CVE-2015-3339

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-04-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3339 - Bugzilla