Vulnerability identifier: #VU61245
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability:
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components /
Operating system
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error within the cgroup_release_agent_write() function in kernel/cgroup/cgroup-v1.c. A local user can use the cgroups v1 release_agent feature to escalate privileges and bypass the namespace isolation.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=24f6008564183aa120d07c03d9289519c2fe02af
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051505
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?