6.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-8660
Linux Kernel OverlayFS Setattr Vulnerability
Description

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 28, 2015, 11:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:38 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2015-8660 has a 12 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8660 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8660.

URL Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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carradolly/CVE-2015-8660

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Born at : Sept. 10, 2024, 2:05 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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a-roshbaik/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Exploits

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C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 20, 2024, 8:34 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.
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HaxorSecInfec/autoroot.sh

Auto Root / Privilege Escalation Exploit

autoroot privilege privilege-escalation root

Shell

Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 11, 2024, 9:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.
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substing/mr_robot_ctf

None

Updated: 1 year, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : June 27, 2023, 5:23 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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JlSakuya/Linux-Privilege-Escalation-Exploits

Linux privilege escalation exploits collection.

C Shell Python Assembly Ruby Makefile Meson

Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago
106 stars 15 fork 15 watcher
Born at : April 26, 2023, 2:58 p.m. This repo has been linked 91 different CVEs too.
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nhamle2/CVE-2015-8660

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Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 15, 2023, 2:35 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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nhamle2/nhamle2

None

Updated: 2 years ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 30, 2022, 7:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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chorankates/Irked

HTB - Irked

Python

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 24, 2022, 1:32 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.
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thdusdl1219/CVE-Study

None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.
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xyongcn/exploit

None

C Shell Makefile

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
9 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : July 12, 2017, 6:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 14 different CVEs too.
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whu-enjoy/CVE-2015-8660

这个代码包含了CVE-2015-8660漏洞的利用代码，还有注释，出现问题的源代码，打了补丁后的代码

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Updated: 3 years, 6 months ago
3 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : April 14, 2016, 3:09 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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whu-enjoy/List

the list is used for searching the repository you want

Updated: 8 years, 8 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : March 19, 2016, 4:11 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-8660 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8660 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/23/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html No Types Assigned http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ No Types Assigned https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.18 up to (excluding) 3.18.31 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.19 up to (excluding) 4.1.22 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2 up to (excluding) 4.4
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Access Complexity Insufficient Information
    Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1532 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1539 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1541 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8660 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8660 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1541 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1539 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1532 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 03, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 07, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034548 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-2 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39166/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2858-3 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00043.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00040.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79671 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1532.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1541.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1539.html
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-264
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 28, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8660 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8660 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.07%

score

0.44175

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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