CVE-2016-7097 (GCVE-0-2016-7097)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-10-16 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 01:50
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Summary
The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.
Severity
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-05-26 00:00
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