CVE-2015-1328 | BDVDB-2026-79434 Detail

Description#

The overlayfs implementation in the linux (aka Linux kernel) package before 3.19.0-21.21 in Ubuntu through 15.04 does not properly check permissions for file creation in the upper filesystem directory, which allows local users to obtain root access by leveraging a configuration in which overlayfs is permitted in an arbitrary mount namespace.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1328.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75206
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37292/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1328
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/717

Exploit#

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37292/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/

History#

Version 12016-11-28Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.