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CVE-2021-3493 Apr 17, 05:15 HIGH POC KEV PATCH THREAT Act Now

The overlayfs implementation in the linux kernel did not properly validate with respect to user namespaces the setting of file capabilities on files in an underlying file system. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Information Disclosure Linux Ubuntu Canonical Ubuntu Linux
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
44.0%
CVE-2021-3492 Apr 17, 05:15 HIGH PATCH This Week

Shiftfs, an out-of-tree stacking file system included in Ubuntu Linux kernels, did not properly handle faults occurring during copy_from_user() correctly. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Memory Leak vulnerability could allow attackers to exhaust available memory leading to denial of service.

RCE Denial Of Service Linux Ubuntu Canonical +1
NVD
CVSS 3.1
7.8
EPSS
1.5%

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