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On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU:...

High severity Unreviewed Published Jul 26, 2023 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Apr 4, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unprivileged user may set privileged extended attributes on the mounted files, leading them to be set on the upper files without the appropriate security checks.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jul 26, 2023
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 26, 2023
Last updated Apr 4, 2024

Severity

High
7.8
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-2640

GHSA ID

GHSA-38f7-vv5r-859m

Source code

No known source code

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