CVE

Id
85986  
CVE No.
CVE-2015-8709  
Status
Candidate  
Description
** DISPUTED ** kernel/ptrace.c in the Linux kernel through 4.4.1 mishandles uid and gid mappings, which allows local users to gain privileges by establishing a user namespace, waiting for a root process to enter that namespace with an unsafe uid or gid, and then using the ptrace system call. NOTE: the vendor states "there is no kernel bug here."  
Phase
Assigned (20151231)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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