| CVE-2016-7097 | Date: (C)2016-10-18 (M)2024-04-04 |
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.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 4.4 | CVSS Score : 3.6 |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 2.5 | Impact Score: 4.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: LOW | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: LOW | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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