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).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtUpgrade kernel | Jun 8, 2020 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debug-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debugUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-debuginfo | Dec 4, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Nov 19, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade perfUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade kernel-headersUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Nov 19, 2019 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-rtNo solution existsUpgrade kernel | Jun 8, 2020 | Aug 15, 2019 |
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