The VFS subsystem in the Linux kernel 3.x provides an incomplete set of requirements for setattr operations that underspecifies removing extended privilege attributes, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (capability stripping) via a failed invocation of a system call, as demonstrated by using chown to remove a capability from the ping or Wireshark dumpcap program.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.594Z
Reserved: 2015-01-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-1350

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-02T10:59:07.857
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-1350
