Tracker / CVE-2016-1575
CVE-2016-1575
High 7.8
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
Affected products and versions
| canonical | ubuntu_core |
|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux |
| canonical | ubuntu_touch |
| linux | linux_kernel · … → 4.5.2 |
Analysis
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