CVE-2015-2925

medium
Published 2015-11-16 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.9
VIR risk
6.9

Description

The prepend_path function in fs/dcache.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.4 does not properly handle rename actions inside a bind mount, which allows local users to bypass an intended container protection mechanism by renaming a directory, related to a "double-chroot attack."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2925

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.4

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.2.1-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.2.1-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.2.1-1
debian debiansidfixed4.2.1-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.2.1-1
debian debian7.0affected
debian debian8.0affected
ubuntu ubuntu12.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu14.04affected
ubuntu ubuntu15.04affected
linux linux-kernelaffected3.2.72

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.