CVE-2021-3732
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's OverlayFS subsystem in the way the user mounts the TmpFS filesystem with OverlayFS. This flaw allows a local user to gain access to hidden files that should not be accessible.
CVSS Metrics
- v4.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.8CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.33%• Percentile: 27%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Affected Systems
- debian•linux
< 5.10.46-5 | < 5.14.6-1 | < 5.14.6-1 | < 5.14.6-1
- ubuntu•linux
all | < 4.4.0-239.273 | < 4.15.0-159.167 | < 5.4.0-89.100
- ubuntu•linux-aws
< 4.4.0-1117.123 | < 4.4.0-1155.170 | < 4.15.0-1112.119 | < 5.4.0-1058.61
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11
< 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4
< 5.4.0-1058.61~18.04.3
- ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-aws-fips
< 4.15.0-2054.56 | all | < 5.4.0-1069.73+fips2
- ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe
< 4.15.0-1112.119~16.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure
< 4.15.0-1124.137~14.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1124.137~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1062.65
- ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15
< 4.15.0-1124.137
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11
< 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4
< 5.4.0-1062.65~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-azure-fips
< 4.15.0-2036.40 | all | < 5.4.0-1073.76+fips1
- ubuntu•linux-bluefield
all | < 5.4.0-1020.23
- ubuntu•linux-dell300x
< 4.15.0-1028.33
- ubuntu•linux-fips
< 4.4.0-1088.95 | all | < 4.15.0-1070.79 | < 5.4.0-1035.41
- ubuntu•linux-gcp
< 4.15.0-1109.123~16.04.1 | all | < 5.4.0-1056.60
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15
< 4.15.0-1109.123
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11
< 5.11.0-1021.23~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4
< 5.4.0-1056.60~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-edge
all
- ubuntu•linux-gcp-fips
< 4.15.0-2019.21 | all | < 5.4.0-1067.71~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gke
< 5.4.0-1054.57
- ubuntu•linux-gke-4.15
all
- ubuntu•linux-gke-5.4
< 5.4.0-1054.57~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop
< 5.4.0-1025.26
- ubuntu•linux-gkeop-5.4
< 5.4.0-1025.26~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe
< 4.15.0-159.167~16.04.1 | all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.11
< 5.11.0-38.42~20.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.4
< 5.4.0-89.100~18.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-5.8
all
- ubuntu•linux-hwe-edge
all | all
- ubuntu•linux-ibm
< 5.4.0-1006.7
- ubuntu•linux-intel-iot-realtime
all
- ubuntu•linux-kvm
< 4.4.0-1118.128 | < 4.15.0-1100.102 | < 5.4.0-1048.50
- ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial
< 4.4.0-239.273~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-oem
all
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.10
< 5.10.0-1050.52
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.13
< 5.13.0-1014.18
- ubuntu•linux-oem-5.6
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle
< 4.15.0-1081.89~16.04.1 | < 4.15.0-1081.89 | < 5.4.0-1056.60
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.0
all
- ubuntu•linux-oracle-5.11
< 5.11.0-1020.21~20.04.1
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References (17)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1995249
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3732
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/427215d85e8d1476da1a86b8d67aceb485eb3631
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5094-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5096-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5094-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5113-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5115-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5116-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5116-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6001-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6013-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6014-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3732
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3732