medium5.5
CVE-2021-3732
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS.
Impact
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | before 5.14 Version 5.14 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995249
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3732
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995249
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3732