CVE-2015-8709
Published: 12 December 2015
** DISPUTED ** kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here."
From the Ubuntu security team
Jann Horn discovered a ptrace issue with user namespaces in the Linux kernel. The namespace owner could potentially exploit this flaw by ptracing a root owned process entering the user namespace to elevate its privileges and potentially gain access outside of the namespace. (http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1527374, CVE-2015-8709)
CVSS 3 base score: 7.0
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Not vulnerable
(no userns support)
|
trusty |
Released
(3.13.0-103.150)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Released
(3.19.0-75.83)
|
|
wily |
Released
(4.2.0-22.27)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-51.72)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(4.8.0-28.30)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.9.0-12.13)
|
|
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was needed)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1002.2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1001.10)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1003.3)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
xenial |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [end-of-life])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [end-of-life])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [end-of-life])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(3.13.0-103.150~precise1)
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [3.19.0-75.83~14.04.1])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [4.2.0-22.27~14.04.1])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Released
(4.4.0-51.72~14.04.1)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
wily |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was ignored [abandoned])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
|
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Released
(4.2.0-1017.24)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1038.45)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(4.8.0-1021.24)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.8.0-1021.24)
|
|
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Released
(4.4.0-1042.46)
|
|
yakkety |
Released
(4.4.0-1046.50)
|
|
zesty |
Not vulnerable
(4.4.0-1046.50)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Does not exist
(precise was not-affected [no userns support])
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(4.10~rc1)
|
|
vivid |
Does not exist
|
|
wily |
Does not exist
|
|
xenial |
Does not exist
|
|
yakkety |
Does not exist
|
|
zesty |
Does not exist
|
Notes
Author | Note |
---|---|
sbeattie | published fix has been reverted and replaced by upstream commit. Published kernels are not vulnerable to this, the status is tracking the state of the replaced commit coming through the trees. |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8709
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/12/12/259
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2847-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2848-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2849-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2850-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2851-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2852-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2853-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2854-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/31/5
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