CVE-2018-16597

 

Published at: - 21-09-2018 06:29

Last modified: - 26-10-2022 01:44

Total changes: - 3

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862
• 105394-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834
• openSUSE-SU-2018:3202-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• 20190722 [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-202-01)-
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html

 

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