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CVE-2023-2640

On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unp

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 Metasploit module, 10 proofs of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

On Ubuntu kernels carrying both c914c0e27eb0 and "UBUNTU: SAUCE: overlayfs: Skip permission checking for trusted.overlayfs.* xattrs", an unprivileged user may set privileged extended attributes on the mounted files, leading them to be set on the upper files without the appropriate security checks.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Linux

    Version range not reported

References 15

ubuntu.com

cve.mitre.org

wiz.io

lists.ubuntu.com

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · K5LK/CVE-2023-2640-32629

GitHub · Nkipohcs/CVE-2023-2640-CVE-2023-32629

GitHub · OllaPapito/gameoverlay

GitHub · SanjayRagavendar/Ubuntu-GameOver-Lay

GitHub · WhatsWrongAndWhy/CVE-2023-2640-CVE-2023-32629

GitHub · amar-imamovic/CVE-2023-2640-CVE-2023-32629-Interactive-PoC

GitHub · g1vi/CVE-2023-2640-CVE-2023-32629

GitHub · luanoliveira350/GameOverlayFS

GitHub · musorblyat/CVE-2023-2640-CVE-2023-32629

GitHub · z3usx01/CVE-2023-2640-3262-PoC