tar-reading and writing library Rust Privilege Escalation

The vulnerability of the fs::metadata function in the tar-reading and writing library for the Rust language, tar-rs, is related to the tracking of symbolic references in UNIX systems. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to gain increased privileges...

Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: samba (CVE-2021-20316)

The version of samba installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2021-20316 advisory. - A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file/directory metadata. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker...

AZL-10652 CVE-2021-20316 affecting package samba 4.12.5-7

A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file/directory metadata. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker with permissions to read or modify share metadata, to perform this operation outside of the share...

USN-5137-2 linux-bluefield, linux-gke-5.4, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-5.4, linux-raspi, linux-raspi-5.4 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the f2fs file system in the Linux kernel did not properly validate metadata in some situations. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious f2fs image that, when mounted and operated on, could cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code...

USN-4465-1 linux-hwe, linux-aws-5.3, linux-azure-5.3, linux-gke-5.3 vulnerabilities

It was discovered that the XFS file system implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate meta data in some circumstances. An attacker could use this to construct a malicious XFS image that, when mounted, could cause a denial of service. CVE-2020-12655 It was discovered that the...