What is CVE-2015-3339?

CVE-2015-3339 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362). CVE-2015-3339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-3339?

CVE-2015-3339 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-3339?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-3339. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-3339 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-3339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html

CVE-2015-3339

Medium

Race condition in the prepare_binprm function in fs/exec.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.6 allows local users to gain privileges by executing a setuid program at a time instant when a chown to root is in progress, and the ownership is changed but the setuid bit is not yet stripped.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-05-27

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-362

CVE-2015-3339 is a Race Condition vulnerability

What is Race Condition?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-3339 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/157897.html
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158804.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1272.html
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.19.6

Vendor Advisory
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/04/20/5
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Oracle
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032412
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214030
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8b01fc86b9f425899f8a3a8fc1c47d73c2c20543
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-3339

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-05-27

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-3339?

CVE-2015-3339 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 , classified as a Race Condition flaw (CWE-362) . CVE-2015-3339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-3339?

CVE-2015-3339 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-3339?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-3339. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-3339 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-3339 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Race Condition (CWE-362)?

The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, creating unexpected states. View CWE-362 on MITRE CWE →