Security Advisory
CVE-2016-7097
4.4
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 preserves the setgid bit during a setxattr call, which allows local users to gain group privileges by leveraging the existence of a setgid program with restrictions on execute permissions.
Published Date
October 16, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory