CVE-2014-5207 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 3.16.1) affecting fs/namespace.c. It allows local users within a user namespace to manipulate bind mount properties (MNT_NODEV, MNT_NOSUID, MNT_NOEXEC, MNT_ATIME_MASK) via a "mount -o remount" command. This flaw has a CVSS score of 6.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with high attack complexity and local access. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code (EDB-34923) is publicly available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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