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CVE-2015-2830

Description

arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S in the Linux kernel before 3.19.2 does not prevent the TS_COMPAT flag from reaching a user-mode task, which might allow local users to bypass the seccomp or audit protection mechanism via a crafted application that uses the (1) fork or (2) close system call, as demonstrated by an attack against seccomp before 3.16.

POC

Reference

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2632-1

Github

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