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CVE-2018-16597 Detail

Description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel through 4.18.6. Incorrect access checking in overlayfs mounts could be used by local attackers to modify or truncate files in the underlying filesystem.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  09/21/2018

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105394
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1106512
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c0ca3d70e8d3cf81e2255a217f7ca402f5ed0862

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CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16597
NVD Published Date:
09/21/2018
NVD Last Modified:
09/27/2018