Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 8, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3215
CVE-2014-3215
Description
seunshare in policycoreutils 2.2.5 is owned by root with 4755 permissions, and executes programs in a way that changes the relationship between the setuid system call and the getresuid saved set-user-ID value, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging a program that mistakenly expected that it could permanently drop privileges.
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Affected products
5- cpe:2.3:a:selinuxproject:policycoreutils:2.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =2.2.5
- osv-coords3 versionspkg:rpm/suse/libcap-ng&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libcap-ng&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/libcap-ng&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4
< 0.6.3-1.9.6+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-1.9.6
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-1.9.6
- (no CPE)range: < 0.6.3-1.9.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0251.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00008.htmlnvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/7nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/4nvd
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/08/1nvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0864.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/59007nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67341nvd
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