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
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-41.57~14.04.1 |
References
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report
http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1465998