CVE-2018-16597
published 2018-09-21CVE-2018-16597: 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…
PriorityP422medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.54%
42.5th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 4.8.5-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.8.5-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux_kernel | < 4.8 | 4.8 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.8.5-1 | 4.8.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.8.5-1 | 4.8.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.8.5-1 | 4.8.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.8.5-1 | 4.8.5-1 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.04.9MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
vendor_redhat·2018-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CWE-862 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
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.
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel where an incorrect access check in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: kernel-alt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: kernel-rt (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - N
Debian
CVE-2018-16597: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checkin...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16597: linux - An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4.8. Incorrect access checkin...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.8.5-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.8.5-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.8.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.8.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.8.5-1)
GHSA
GHSA-8j89-mf7f-m8q3: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CWE-863 GHSA-8j89-mf7f-m8q3: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-16597: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4
osv·2018-09-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16597: An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 4
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
bugzilla·2018-09-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions
An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel where an incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.
References:
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
An upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862
Discussion:
Created kernel tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1632445]
---
this was fixed in RHEL-7.3 by bz1361590 and by the errata:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2574
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16597 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16597 kernel: overlayfs file truncation without permissions [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported vers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-10/msg00033.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153702/Slackware-Security-Advisory-Slackware-14.2-kernel-Updates.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jul/33https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190204-0001/https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K22691834
2018-09-21
Published