8.8 CVE-2021-3493 (CWE-270)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE ID Exploitable Vendor Product Vulnerability Date added
CVE-2021-3493 True Linux Kernel Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability 2022-10-20 00:00:00

Description

EUVD-2021-26815: The overlayfs stacking file system in Linux kernel does not properly validate the application of file capabilities against user namespaces, which could lead to privilege escalation.


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