CVE-2016-7097

MediumCVSS 4.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 4.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-285

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 16, 2016
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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