CVE-2021-3732

Published: Mar 7, 2022

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	kernel	affected `Affects kernel before v5.13.11, Fixed in v5.14-rc6 and later.`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995249

x_refsource_MISC

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3732

x_refsource_MISC

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631

x_refsource_MISC

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631

x_refsource_MISC

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CVE-2021-3732

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