CVE-2014-5206

The do_remount function in fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not maintain the MNT_LOCK_READONLY bit across a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended read-only restriction and defeat certain sandbox protection mechanisms via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2014-08-18

Last modified

2024-08-06

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
• Linux Kernel (Linux)

References

• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a6138db815df5ee542d848318e5dae681590fccd
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/4
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69214
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2317-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2318-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129662
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a6138db815df5ee542d848318e5dae681590fccd