Description
The overlayfs implementation in the linux (aka Linux kernel) package before 3.19.0-21.21 in Ubuntu through 15.04 does not properly check permissions for file creation in the upper filesystem directory, which allows local users to obtain root access by leveraging a configuration in which overlayfs is permitted in an arbitrary mount namespace.
Published: 2016-11-28
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 89.7% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2640-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2641-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2642-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2643-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2644-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2645-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2646-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2647-1 Linux kernel vulnerability
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.469Z

Reserved: 2015-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1328

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Status : Modified

Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:00.217

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1328

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