ghsa-2m7p-qcqr-gfv2
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 01:09
Modified
2025-04-12 12:55
Severity ?
6.7 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

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.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2015-8660"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2015-12-28T11:59:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-2m7p-qcqr-gfv2",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:55:12Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T01:09:03Z",
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      "url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545"
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39230"
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      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00039.html"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2857-1"
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