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LIN8-3520 : Security Advisory - linux - CVE-2016-2854

Created: May 17, 2016 Updated: Dec 3, 2018

Resolved Date: Aug 8, 2016

Found In Version: 8.0

Fix Version: 8.0.0.9

Severity: Standard

Applicable for: Wind River Linux 8

Component/s: Kernel

Description

The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2016-2854

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CVE-2016-2854