CVE-2014-5207

Description

From CVE.org

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.

Statement

Not vulnerable.

This issue did not affect the versions of kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux MRG 2.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).

The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score66.2N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityHighHighN/A
AuthenticationSingleNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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