CVE-2018-16597

Summary

CVECVE-2018-16597
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-09-21 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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 And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Active Iq Performance Analytics Services - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Application Netapp Element Software - All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Leap 42.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bugtraq: [slackware-security] Slackware 14.2 kernel (SSA:2019-202-01) BUGTRAQ seclists.org
support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
September 2018 Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Bug 1106512 – VUL-0: CVE-2018-16597: kernel-source: overlayfs file truncation without permissions CONFIRM bugzilla.suse.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2018:3202-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2018-16597 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Slackware Security Advisory - Slackware 14.2 kernel Updates ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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