CVE-2014-5207
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.
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linux:linux_kernelcanonical:ubuntu_linuxTechnical description
fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110055
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128595/Linux-Kernel-3.16.1-FUSE-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/352
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34923
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69216
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2317-1