Security Advisory

CVE-2021-3847

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

An unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities flaw in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way user copying a capable file from a nosuid mount into another mount. A local user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
Published Date April 1, 2022
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory