Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-3170
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-3170
- cpe:2.3:o:selinux_project:selinux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3170
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 6 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-3170
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
|
LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
3.9
|
2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-3170
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-3170
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218672
1218672 – (CVE-2015-3170) CVE-2015-3170 selinux-policy: policy package update causes denial of serviceIssue Tracking
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