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CVE-2021-3493

Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited

Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.

CVSS base
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
49.2%
98.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2022-10-20 · patch by 2022-11-10
Weakness / dates
Published — · modified —

Description

The overlayfs stacking file system in Linux kernel does not properly validate the application of file capabilities against user namespaces, which could lead to privilege escalation.

Official: NVD · CVE.org