CVE-2014-3215: seunshare in policycoreutils 2.2.5 is owned by root with 4755 permissions, and executes programs in a way that

Routine

MEDIUM 6.9WATCHLISTDOWNGRADE

CVE-2014-3215 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.9) affecting policycoreutils. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

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No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.9 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	0.4% (top 71%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	2014-05-08
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: selinuxproject

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

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Timeline

2014-05-08 10:55 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:07 UTCUpdated Record last modified

selinuxproject policycoreutils DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.2.5

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.2.5

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy policycoreutils || rpm -q policycoreutils || policycoreutils --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.2.5 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison policycoreutils sudo apt install policycoreutils=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.2.5> sudo apt-mark hold policycoreutils

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list policycoreutils sudo dnf downgrade policycoreutils-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.2.5> sudo dnf versionlock add policycoreutils

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2014-3215?

policycoreutils: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2014-3215 being exploited?

CVE-2014-3215 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2014-3215 affect?

CVE-2014-3215 affects policycoreutils. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.9). 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 loca

How urgent is CVE-2014-3215?

Priority 37/100. On your watchlist

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