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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{'dateAdded': '2022-10-20'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-07T12:37:12.991Z

Reserved: 2021-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-3493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2021-04-17T05:15:14.630

Modified: 2025-02-19T19:47:40.257

Link: CVE-2021-3493

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-04-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-3493 - Bugzilla