Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 21, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-3170
CVE-2015-3170
Description
selinux-policy when sysctl fs.protected_hardlinks are set to 0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SSH login prevention) by creating a hardlink to /etc/passwd from a directory named .config, and updating selinux-policy.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:selinux_project:selinux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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