The simple_set_acl function in fs/posix_acl.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.6 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call involving a tmpfs filesystem, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-7097.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-06T06:04:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:04:15.335Z

Reserved: 2017-01-20T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-5551

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-06T06:59:00.717

Modified: 2019-10-03T00:03:26.223

Link: CVE-2017-5551

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-01-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-5551 - Bugzilla