Linux kernel built with the user namespaces(CONFIG_USER_NS) is vulnerable to a potential privilege escalation flaw. An unprivileged user/process could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on a system. Upstream fix: ------------- -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/23adbe12ef7d3d4195e80800ab36b37bee28cd03 Reference: ---------- -> http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/10/4
Statement: This issue does not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1109836]
kernel-3.14.8-200.fc20 has been pushed to the Fedora 20 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
kernel-3.14.8-100.fc19 has been pushed to the Fedora 19 stable repository. If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.