Description
The eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.18 allows local users to gain privileges via a large filesystem stack that includes an overlayfs layer, related to fs/ecryptfs/main.c and fs/overlayfs/super.c.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97354Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/69c433ed2ecd2d3264efd7afec4439524b319121Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 4, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified