CVE catalog

CVE-2014-3215

policycoreutils: CVE-2014-3215

Severity: Low
Published: Apr 21, 2015, 3:00:52 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026

seunshare in policycoreutils 2.2.5 is owned by root with 4755 permissions, and executes programs in a way that changes the relationship between the setuid system call and the getresuid saved set-user-ID value, which makes it easier for local users to gain privileges by leveraging a program that mistakenly expected that it could permanently drop privileges.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	policycoreutils	sid	`3.11-1`	not affected
Debian	policycoreutils	forky	`3.11-1`	not affected
Debian	policycoreutils	trixie	`3.8.1-2`	not affected
Debian	policycoreutils	bookworm	`3.4-1`	not affected
Suse	libcap-ng	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	fixed
Suse	libcap-ng	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	fixed
Suse	libcap-ng	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	policycoreutils	source	sid	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policycoreutils	source	forky	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policycoreutils	source	trixie	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	policycoreutils	source	bookworm	`Not affected`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Suse	libcap-ng	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0375-1	Not reported
Suse	libcap-ng	rpm	linux enterprise server 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0375-1	Not reported
Suse	libcap-ng	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 11 sp4	`0.6.3-1.9.6`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2017:0375-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[newrole]Not affected
Source package: [policycoreutils]
Details (2)
- 3.4-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm
- 3.4-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm
[policycoreutils]Not affected
Details (2)
- 3.4-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm
- 3.4-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · policycoreutils · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:10:36 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]