SUSE CVE-2014-9710

The Btrfs implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.19 does not ensure that the visible xattr state is consistent with a requested replacement, which allows local users to bypass intended ACL settings and gain privileges via standard filesystem operations 1 during an xattr-replacement time...

SUSE CVE-2016-1575

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory...

SUSE CVE-2016-2854

The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory...

SUSE CVE-2017-15038

Race condition in the v9fsxattrwalk function in hw/9pfs/9p.c in QEMU aka Quick Emulator allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host heap memory via vectors related to reading extended attributes...

SUSE CVE-2018-10840

Linux kernel is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the fs/ext4/xattr.c:ext4xattrsetentry function. An attacker could exploit this by operating on a mounted crafted ext4 image...

SUSE CVE-2018-10913

An information disclosure vulnerability was discovered in glusterfs server. An attacker could issue a xattr request via glusterfs FUSE to determine the existence of any file...

SUSE CVE-2018-20073

Use of extended attributes in downloads in Google Chrome prior to 72.0.3626.81 allowed a local attacker to read download URLs via the filesystem...

SUSE CVE-2018-20483

setfilemetadata in xattr.c in GNU Wget before 1.20.1 stores a file's origin URL in the user.xdg.origin.url metadata attribute of the extended attributes of the downloaded file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information e.g., credentials contained in the URL by reading this attribut...

SUSE CVE-2020-27815

A flaw was found in the JFS filesystem code in the Linux Kernel which allows a local attacker with the ability to set extended attributes to panic the system, causing memory corruption or escalating privileges. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well a...

SUSE CVE-2021-44142

The Samba vfsfruit module uses extended file attributes EA, xattr to provide "...enhanced compatibility with Apple SMB clients and interoperability with a Netatalk 3 AFP fileserver." Samba versions prior to 4.13.17, 4.14.12 and 4.15.5 with vfsfruit configured allow out-of-bounds heap read and wri...

[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: rust-exa-0.10.1-9.fc36

exa is a modern replacement for the command-line program ls that ships with Unix and Linux operating systems, with more features and better defaults. It uses colours to distinguish file types and metadata. It knows about symlinks, extended attributes, and Git. And it=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF =BD=EF=BF=BDs...

[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: rust-exa-0.10.1-9.fc37

exa is a modern replacement for the command-line program ls that ships with Unix and Linux operating systems, with more features and better defaults. It uses colours to distinguish file types and metadata. It knows about symlinks, extended attributes, and Git. And it=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF =BD=EF=BF=BDs...

PT-2023-34296 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux Kernel versions prior to v5.15.86 Description: The issue is related to the simple xattr list function in the Linux Kernel, where the capability check is not audited. This could potentially lead to security vulnerabilities, although the...

CVE-2019-9579

An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITEXATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS extended attributes are...

CVE-2019-9579

An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITEXATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS extended attributes are...

CVE-2019-9579

An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITEXATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS extended attributes are...

CVE-2019-9579: Incorrect Default Permissions

An issue was discovered in Illumos in Nexenta NexentaStor 4.0.5 and 5.1.2, and other products. The SMB server allows an attacker to have unintended access, e.g., an attacker with WRITEXATTR can change permissions. This occurs because of a combination of three factors: ZFS extended attributes are...

Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

On July 27, 2022, Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS that can allow attackers to bypass application execution restrictions imposed by Apple’s Gatekeeper security mechanism, designed to ensure only trusted apps run on Mac devices. We developed a proof-of-concept exploit to demonstrate t...

PT-2025-38015

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel related to the ext4 rename function. Specifically, the issue arises when renaming files and involves failing to initialize quota information fo...

EulerOS Virtualization 2.10.0 : aide (EulerOS-SA-2022-2018)

According to the versions of the aide package installed, the EulerOS Virtualization installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities : - AIDE before 0.17.4 allows local users to obtain root privileges via crafted file metadata such as XFS extended attributes or tmpfs...