USN-4425-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.4, linux-gcp, linux-hwe-5.4, linux-kvm, linux-oracle, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4, linux-riscv vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the network block device nbd implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly check for error conditions in some situations. An attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service system crash. CVE-2019-16089 It was discovered that the kernel-user space relay...

Linux kernel denial of service vulnerability (CNVD-2020-52622)

Linux kernel is the kernel used by Linux, the open source operating system released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the 'vfsubdentryopen' function in the Linux kernel. The vulnerability stems from an implementation of aufs that does not properly...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4426-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4426-1 advisory. Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that the ACPI implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly restrict loading SSDT code from an EFI...

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4427-1)

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4427-1 advisory. It was discovered that the Kvaser CAN/USB driver in the Linux kernel did not properly initialize memory in certain situations. A local attacker could...

CVE-2020-11935

It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsubdentryopen method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack...

UBUNTU-CVE-2020-11935

It was discovered that aufs improperly managed inode reference counts in the vfsubdentryopen method. A local attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack...

DEBIAN-CVE-2019-15794

Overlayfs in the Linux kernel and shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, both replace vma-vmfile in their mmap handlers. On error the original value is not restored, and the reference is put for the file to which vmfile points. On...

Input validation

Overlayfs in the Linux kernel and shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, both replace vma-vmfile in their mmap handlers. On error the original value is not restored, and the reference is put for the file to which vmfile points. On...

CVE-2019-15794 Reference counting error in overlayfs/shiftfs error path when used in conjuction with aufs

Overlayfs in the Linux kernel and shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, both replace vma-vmfile in their mmap handlers. On error the original value is not restored, and the reference is put for the file to which vmfile points. On...

PT-2020-12933 · None +2 · Aufs +2

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: aufs affected versions not specified Description: A local attacker could exploit the improper management of inode reference counts in the vfsub dentry open method to cause a denial of service attack. Recommendations: At the moment, there is n...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-4209-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-4209-1 advisory. Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operatio...

USN-4209-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operations when used in conjunction with AUFS. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary...

USN-4208-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jann Horn discovered that the OverlayFS and ShiftFS Drivers in the Linux kernel did not properly handle reference counting during memory mapping operations when used in conjunction with AUFS. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary...

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Breaks Refcounting in overlayfs/shiftfs Error Path

Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c: ================================================================== +define vmafputvma vmadofputvma, func, LINE...

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Breaks Refcounting in overlayfs/shiftfs Error Path

Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c: ================================================================== +define vmafputvma vmadofputvma, func, LINE...

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Breaks Refcounting in overlayfsshiftfs Error Path

Ubuntu 19.10 - ubuntu-aufs-modified mmapregion Breaks Refcounting in overlayfsshiftfs Error Path Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c:...

Ubuntu ubuntu-aufs-modified mmap_region() Refcounting Issue

Ubuntu: ubuntu-aufs-modified mmapregion breaks refcounting in overlayfs/shiftfs error path Tested on 19.10. Ubuntu's aufs kernel patch includes the following change which I interestingly can't see in the AUFS code at https://github.com/sfjro/aufs5-linux/blob/master/mm/mmap.c:...

CVE-2019-15794

Overlayfs in the Linux kernel and shiftfs, a non-upstream patch to the Linux kernel included in the Ubuntu 5.0 and 5.3 kernel series, both replace vma-vmfile in their mmap handlers. On error the original value is not restored, and the reference is put for the file to which vmfile points. On...

AUFS (Ubuntu 15.10) Privilege Escalation

Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/ Introduction Problem description: Aufs is a union filesystem to mix content of different underlying filesystems, e.g. read-only medium with r/w RAM-fs. That is also allowed in user namespaces when module was...

Ubuntu 15.10 AUFS - allow_userns Fuse/Xattr User Namespaces Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits Source: http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/ Introduction Problem description: Aufs is a union filesystem to mix content of different underlying filesystems, e.g. read-only medium with r/w RAM-fs. That ...