DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16597

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16597 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Sep 21, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16597 advisory

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