vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-1328): Linux kernel vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 28, 2016 | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 28, 2016
Added
Nov 8, 2024
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-55-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-41-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-21-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1466-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-86-virtual
References
Rapid7 Labs
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