High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 26, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-32629
CVE-2023-32629
Description
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Ubuntu Kernels overlayfs ovl_copy_up_meta_inode_data skip permission checks when calling ovl_do_setxattr on Ubuntu kernels
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Canonical/Ubuntu Kernelv5Range: 0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2023-July/140920.htmlnvdMailing ListPatch
- wiz.io/blog/ubuntu-overlayfs-vulnerabilitynvdExploit
- cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cginvdThird Party Advisory
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6250-1nvdVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174577/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0097-1.htmlnvd
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