CVE-2015-8709

Kernel: ptrace: potential privilege escalation in user namespaces

Published Feb 8, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3434-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2847-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2848-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2849-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2850-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2851-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2852-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2853-1 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2854-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/176484.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00019.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00025.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00026.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00027.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00028.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00029.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00030.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00031.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00032.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00033.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00034.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00036.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00037.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204362722256&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=145204641422813&w=2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/17/12 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/5 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79899 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034899 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1295287 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/25/71 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8709 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8709 cve-icon
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
debian
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:29 AM
Reserved
Dec 31, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 8, 2016, 3:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:35 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 AM