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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Published : 2015-05-27 10:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2015-3339
Mitre link : CVE-2015-3339
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-3339
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')