USN-2643-2
USN-2643-2 · linux regression
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The Fix for CVE-2015-1328 introduced a regression into the Linux kernel's overlayfs file system. The removal of a directory that only exists on the lower layer results in a kernel panic. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details: Philip Pettersson discovered a privilege escalation when using overlayfs mounts inside of user namespaces. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain administrative privileges on the system.
Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
linux Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.11.0-12.19
- 3.12.0-1.3
- 3.12.0-2.5
- 3.12.0-2.7
- 3.12.0-3.8
- 3.12.0-3.9
- 3.12.0-4.10
- 3.12.0-4.12
- 3.12.0-5.13
- 3.12.0-7.15
- 3.13.0-1.16
- 3.13.0-2.17
- 3.13.0-3.18
- 3.13.0-4.19
- 3.13.0-5.20
- 3.13.0-6.23
- 3.13.0-7.25
- 3.13.0-7.26
- 3.13.0-8.27
- 3.13.0-8.28
- 3.13.0-10.30
- 3.13.0-11.31
- 3.13.0-12.32
- 3.13.0-13.33
- 3.13.0-14.34
- 3.13.0-15.35
- 3.13.0-16.36
- 3.13.0-17.37
- 3.13.0-18.38
- 3.13.0-19.39
- 3.13.0-19.40
- 3.13.0-20.42
- 3.13.0-21.43
- 3.13.0-22.44
- 3.13.0-23.45
- 3.13.0-24.46
- 3.13.0-24.47
- 3.13.0-27.50
- 3.13.0-29.53
- 3.13.0-30.54
- 3.13.0-30.55
- 3.13.0-32.57
- 3.13.0-33.58
- 3.13.0-34.60
- 3.13.0-35.62
- 3.13.0-36.63
- 3.13.0-37.64
- 3.13.0-39.66
- 3.13.0-40.69
- 3.13.0-41.70
- 3.13.0-43.72
- 3.13.0-44.73
- 3.13.0-45.74
- 3.13.0-46.75
- 3.13.0-46.76
- 3.13.0-46.77
- 3.13.0-46.79
- 3.13.0-48.80
- 3.13.0-49.81
- 3.13.0-49.83
- 3.13.0-51.84
- 3.13.0-52.85
- 3.13.0-52.86
- 3.13.0-53.88
- 3.13.0-53.89
- 3.13.0-54.91
- 3.13.0-55.92
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.0-55.94
Update to 3.13.0-55.94