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CVE-2015-3339

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.32% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-05-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2015-3339
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.32%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.