CVE-2015-3170

Medium

Description

selinux-policy when sysctl fs.protected_hardlinks are set to 0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (SSH login prevention) by creating a hardlink to /etc/passwd from a directory named .config, and updating selinux-policy.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSelinux
PublishedJul 21, 2017
First seenJul 21, 2017

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
selinux_project selinuxNo range specified—

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