CVE-2021-3732

Summary

CVECVE-2021-3732
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-03-10 17:42:00 UTC
Updated2022-12-13 19:50:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 - All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 5.14 rc5 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org
1995249 – (CVE-2021-3732) CVE-2021-3732 kernel: overlayfs: Mounting overlayfs inside an unprivileged user namespace can reveal files MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
CVE-2021-3732 | Ubuntu MISC ubuntu.com
ovl: prevent private clone if bind mount is not allowed · torvalds/linux@427215d · GitHub MISC github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 159492 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2021-4356)
  • 159568 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2021-9577)
  • 178809 Debian Security Update for linux (DSA 4978-1)
  • 178844 Debian Security Update for linux-4.19 (DLA 2785-1)
  • 178943 Debian Security Update for linux (DLA 2843-1)
  • 179727 Debian Security Update for linux (CVE-2021-3732)
  • 198518 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) Vulnerabilities (USN-5094-2)
  • 198520 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5094-1)
  • 198524 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5096-1)
  • 198540 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5113-1)
  • 198542 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (OEM) Vulnerabilities (USN-5115-1)
  • 198544 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5116-1)
  • 198546 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-5116-2)
  • 199560 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6001-1)
  • 199568 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel (AWS) Vulnerabilities (USN-6013-1)
  • 199577 Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux kernel Vulnerabilities (USN-6014-1)
  • 239816 Red Hat Update for kernel security (RHSA-2021:4356)
  • 239879 Red Hat Update for kernel-rt (RHSA-2021:4140)
  • 352839 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel: ALAS2-2021-1704
  • 352871 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for kernel : ALAS-2021-1539
  • 356186 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for microvm-kernel : ALASMICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-003
  • 356218 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for microvm-kernel : ALASMICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-002
  • 390252 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for kernel (OVMSA-2021-0039)
  • 751137 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:1271-1)
  • 751155 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3192-1)
  • 751160 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3179-1)
  • 751163 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3206-1)
  • 751170 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3205-1)
  • 751437 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751441 OpenSUSE Security Update for the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-SU-2021:3876-1)
  • 751451 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3935-1)
  • 751473 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3969-1)
  • 751476 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for the Linux Kernel (SUSE-SU-2021:3972-1)
  • 900772 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8935)
  • 906060 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (8935-1)
  • 940265 AlmaLinux Security Update for kernel (ALSA-2021:4356)
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