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Unscored USN-2643-2 0 CVEs

linux regression

Published Jun 21, 2015 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

The Fix for CVE-2015-1328 introduced a regression into the Linux kernel's
overlayfs file system. The removal of a directory that only exists on the
lower layer results in a kernel panic.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

Philip Pettersson discovered a privilege escalation when using overlayfs
mounts inside of user namespaces. A local user could exploit this flaw to
gain administrative privileges on the system.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS linux 3.13.0-55.94

References

  • report
    http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1465998