CVE-2015-8660 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux kernel's overlayfs filesystem, affecting versions up to 4.3.3. An attacker with high privileges can bypass access restrictions and modify arbitrary overlay file attributes due to improper handling of setattr operations. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium) with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and a high FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100. While not listed on the KEV catalog, multiple public exploits, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, demonstrate its exploitability. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 3.18, < 3.18.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 3.19, < 4.1.22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2, < 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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