{"id":"CVE-2014-5207","details":"fs/namespace.c in the Linux kernel through 3.16.1 does not properly restrict clearing MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, and MNT_NOEXEC and changing MNT_ATIME_MASK during a remount of a bind mount, which allows local users to gain privileges, interfere with backups and auditing on systems that had atime enabled, or cause a denial of service (excessive filesystem updating) on systems that had atime disabled via a \"mount -o remount\" command within a user namespace.","modified":"2026-04-10T03:43:55.674947Z","published":"2014-08-18T11:15:27Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128595/Linux-Kernel-3.16.1-FUSE-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/352"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34923"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/4"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69216"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2317-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2318-1"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129662"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95266"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/352"},{"type":"ARTICLE","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/13/4"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128595/Linux-Kernel-3.16.1-FUSE-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34923"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129662"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1129662"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9566d6742852c527bf5af38af5cbb878dad75705"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/110055"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}