Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 20/10/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| Kernel | Versions not published yet (product named by CISA KEV) | |
The overlayfs implementation in the linux kernel did not properly validate with respect to user namespaces the setting of file capabilities on files in an underlying file system. Due to the combination of unprivileged user namespaces along with a patch carried in the Ubuntu kernel to allow unprivileged overlay mounts, an attacker could use this to gain elevated privileges.
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