Tracker / CVE-2015-8660
CVE-2015-8660
Medium 6.7
The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel · 3.18 → 3.18.31 |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 3.19 → 4.1.22 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 4.2 → 4.4 |
Analysis
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