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VMware Photon OS: CVE-2021-3732

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 7, 2022
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.

Solution

vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
Title
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