Description
A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel's, versions up to 3.10, implementation of overlayfs. An attacker with local access can create a denial of service situation via NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c. This can allow attackers with ability to create directories on overlayfs to crash the kernel creating a denial of service (DOS).
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2019-2179 | A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel's, versions up to 3.10, implementation of overlayfs. An attacker with local access can create a denial of service situation via NULL pointer dereference in ovl_posix_acl_create function in fs/overlayfs/dir.c. This can allow attackers with ability to create directories on overlayfs to crash the kernel creating a denial of service (DOS). |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T22:10:09.983Z
Reserved: 2019-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-10140
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Status : Modified
Published: 2019-08-15T17:15:12.083
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:18:30.103
Link: CVE-2019-10140
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Weaknesses
EUVD