CVE-2023-2640

On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unprivileged user may set privileged extended attributes on the mounted files, leading them to be set on the upper files without the appropriate security checks.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Aug 2023, 15:10

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time Canonical
Canonical ubuntu Linux
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (MISC) https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2640 - (MISC) https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-2640 - Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://wiz.io/blog/ubuntu-overlayfs-vulnerability - (MISC) https://wiz.io/blog/ubuntu-overlayfs-vulnerability - Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
References (MISC) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6250-1 - (MISC) https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6250-1 - Vendor Advisory
References (MISC) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2023-July/140923.html - (MISC) https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2023-July/140923.html - Mailing List, Patch
CWE CWE-863
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8

26 Jul 2023, 04:24

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-07-26 02:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:14


NVD link : CVE-2023-2640

Mitre link : CVE-2023-2640

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-2640


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-863

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