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CVE-2021-3732

Public on 2021-09-08
Modified on 2021-10-04
Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
3.3
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2021-09-30 19:25 ALAS-2021-1539
Amazon Linux 2 - Core kernel 2021-09-08 23:35 ALAS2-2021-1704
Amazon Linux 2 - Microvm-kernel-4.14 Extra microvm-kernel 2023-09-14 04:27 ALAS2MICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-003
Amazon Linux 2 - Microvm-kernel-4.14 Extra microvm-kernel 2023-09-14 04:27 ALAS2MICROVM-KERNEL-4.14-2023-002

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv2 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD CVSSv3 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N