CVE-2018-16597

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    CVE-2018-16597

    Published: 21 Sept 2018Last Modified: 15 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.

    References: http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.html, https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33, https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512, https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Low
    High
    Availability
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    Low
    High