vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2012-0055): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Feb 19, 2020
Added
Nov 8, 2024
Modified
Aug 18, 2025

Description

OverlayFS in the Linux kernel before 3.0.0-16.28, as used in Ubuntu 10.0.4 LTS and 11.10, is missing inode security checks which could allow attackers to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Solutions

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