Description (CNA)
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1