CVE-2015-8660 PUBLISHED

The ovl_setattr function in fs/overlayfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel through 4.3.3 attempts to merge distinct setattr operations, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and modify the attributes of arbitrary overlay files via a crafted application.

EPSS 63.46% · 98.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
63.46%
98.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0, 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1, 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0, 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1, 4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1

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