CVE-2012-0055

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-0055
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-02-19 18:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-02-28 14:33:00 UTC
DescriptionOverlayFS in the Linux kernel before 3.0.0-16.28, as used in Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS and 11.10, is missing inode security checks which could allow attackers to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-862

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: overlayfs MLIST www.openwall.com Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-1384-1: Linux kernel (Oneiric backport) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu CONFIRM www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-1363-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu CONFIRM www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug 742027 – VUL-0: CVE-2012-0055: kernel: overlayfs: missing inode security checks MISC bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2012-0055 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
USN-1364-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu CONFIRM www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Bug #915941 “overlayfs does not honor lxc-related permissions” : Bugs : linux package : Ubuntu CONFIRM bugs.launchpad.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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