CVE-2012-0055

high

Description

OverlayFS in the Linux kernel before 3.0.0-16.28, as used in Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS and 11.10, is missing inode security checks which could allow attackers to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/11

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1363-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1364-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1384-1

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0055

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/915941

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0055

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2020-02-19

Updated: 2020-02-28

Type: CWE-862

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH