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CVE-2015-8660
The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which…
Medium6.7EPSS 22.2%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 22.2% · top 2.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.7.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (23)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39166 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0751 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0755 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135151/Ubuntu-14.04-LTS-15.10-overlayfs-Local-Root.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 1034548 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1541 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/acff81ec2c79492b180fade3c2894425cd35a545 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 40688 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20151223 CVE request -- linux kernel: overlay: fix permission checking for setattr (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1539 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-2857-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- RHSA-2016:1532 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291329 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39230 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- USN-2858-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2858-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2858-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-2857-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 79671 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:0752 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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