An unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities flaw in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way user copying a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. A local user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2022-04-01T22:17:29

Updated: 2024-08-03T17:09:09.608Z

Reserved: 2021-10-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-3847

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-04-01T23:15:10.597

Modified: 2022-04-11T20:31:06.980

Link: CVE-2021-3847

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2021-09-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-3847 - Bugzilla