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CVE-2015-3170

Published: Jul 21, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-254
5.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 80.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-254

Affected Products

selinux project
oss-projectaka policycoreutils, selinux
selinuxOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218672
bugzilla.redhat.com

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