CVE-2015-8660 (GCVE-0-2015-8660)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-12-28 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:20
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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Date Public ?
2015-12-23 00:00
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