| Name | CVE-2014-5207 |
| Description | fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a "mount -o remount" command within a user namespace. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.226-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 6.1.115-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.119-1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 6.12.6-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | |||
| linux | source | (unstable) | 3.16.2-1 | |||
| linux-2.6 | source | (unstable) | (not affected) |
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (User namespaces only usable in later kernels)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (User namespaces only usable in later kernels)
Fixed by https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/ebiederm/user-namespace.git/commit/?h=for-linus&id=9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705 (v3.17-rc1)
and: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ffbc6f0ead47fa5a1dc9642b0331cb75c20a640e (v3.17-rc1)
Introduced by: https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0c55cfc4166d9a0f38de779bd4d75a90afbe7734 (v3.8)
Thread starting at https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/12/6