CVE-2021-3847
kernel: low-privileged user privileges escalation
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 13, 2021
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
An unauthorized access to the execution of the setuid file with capabilities flaw in the Linux kernel OverlayFS subsystem was found in the way user copying a file with capabilities from a nosuid mount into another mount. A local user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges on the system.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-281 · Improper Preservation of Permissions