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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published:
Updated: 2025-02-07T12:37:12.991Z
Reserved: 2021-04-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-3493

Updated: 2024-08-03T16:53:17.827Z

Status : Analyzed
Published: 2021-04-17T05:15:14.630
Modified: 2025-02-19T19:47:40.257
Link: CVE-2021-3493
