CVE-2018-16597 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel before version 4.8, specifically impacting overlayfs mounts in products like NetApp and openSUSE. It allows local attackers to modify or truncate files on the underlying filesystem due to incorrect access checking. The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates a low attack complexity and privilege requirement, with a high impact on integrity. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_performance_analytics_services:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
42.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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