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CVE-2015-2925 Details

Description

The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 does not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a "double-chroot attack."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=397d425dc26da728396e66d392d5dcb8dac30c37	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cde93be45a8a90d8c264c776fab63487b5038a65	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29173	CVE	Broken Link
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29177	CVE	Broken Link
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/kernel.git/commit/?h=f22&id=520b64102de2f184036024b2a53de2b67463bd78	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209367	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209373	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/397d425dc26da728396e66d392d5dcb8dac30c37	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cde93be45a8a90d8c264c776fab63487b5038a65	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/4	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73926	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=397d425dc26da728396e66d392d5dcb8dac30c37	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cde93be45a8a90d8c264c776fab63487b5038a65	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00005.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00018.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00007.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00009.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00017.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00018.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00019.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00020.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00021.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00022.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00034.html	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29173	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.containers/29177	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/kernel.git/commit/?h=f22&id=520b64102de2f184036024b2a53de2b67463bd78	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2636.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209367	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1209373	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/397d425dc26da728396e66d392d5dcb8dac30c37	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cde93be45a8a90d8c264c776fab63487b5038a65	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3364	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3372	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/04/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73926	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2792-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2794-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2795-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2798-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2799-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 68 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
NVD-CWE-Other	Weakness Not in a Standard CWE Category	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.2.72 >= 3.3, < 3.4.110 >= 3.5, < 3.10.91 >= 3.11, < 3.12.49 >= 3.13, < 3.14.55
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 15.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

14 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
Jul 17, 2024	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 7, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 6, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2015-2925 Details

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