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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-1328

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…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 37.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

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.

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
37.68% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
Affected
canonical/ubuntu linux · linux/linux kernel
Source
security@ubuntu.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.