CVE-2018-16597 (GCVE-0-2018-16597)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-21 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:24
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Summary
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2018-08-30 00:00
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