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CVE-2012-0055

CVE-2012-0055

EPSS 1.2%
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.
Affected products
Linux kernel · OverlayFS
public PoCs found — 1
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References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-0055https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/915941https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0055http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/17/11http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1363-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1364-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1384-1