| Name | CVE-2016-7097 |
| Description | The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-772-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
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 |
| trixie | 6.12.5-1 | fixed |
| sid | 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 | 3.2.84-1 | | DLA-772-1 | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.39-1 | | | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.7.8-1 | | | |
Notes
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-fsdevel/msg98328.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=147162313630259&w=2
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1368938
Fixed by: https://git.kernel.org/linus/073931017b49d9458aa351605b43a7e34598caef