What is CVE-2015-3170?

CVE-2015-3170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Selinux_project Selinux, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-21.

How severe is CVE-2015-3170?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Selinux_project Selinux

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.

EPSS: 0.000 (12.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Selinux_project Selinux
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-254

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3170?: CVE-2015-3170 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Selinux_project Selinux, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-07-21.
How severe is CVE-2015-3170?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.