SB2016050221 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel overlayfs

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SB2016050221 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel overlayfs

Published: May 2, 2016 Updated: June 20, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2016050221
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1575)

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management error within the module_author(), ovl_entry_real(), ovl_dir_cache(), ovl_show_options(), ovl_parse_opt() and ovl_fill_super() functions in fs/overlayfs/super.c, within the ovl_cleanup_whiteouts() function in fs/overlayfs/readdir.c, within the ovl_setattr() and ovl_permission() functions in fs/overlayfs/inode.c, within the ovl_copy_xattr() function in fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References