CVE-2015-3170

low-risk
Published 2017-07-21

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Selinux

Affected Vendors

Selinux Project

References (2)

Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218672
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218672
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal