CVE-2021-3732 (GCVE-0-2021-3732)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-03-07 13:56
Modified
2024-08-03 17:01
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-200 - - Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Summary
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a kernel Version: Affects kernel before v5.13.11, Fixed in v5.14-rc6 and later.
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