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Privilege Escalation

2021-08-1215:38:28
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
17
kernel
vulnerability
seq_file.c
privilege escalation
software
integer overflow
out-of-bounds write
root access

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

57.6%

kernel is vulnerable to privilege escalation. An integer overflow in fs/seq_file.c due to improper restrictions of the seq buffer allocations results in an out-of-bounds write, and escalation to root by an unprivileged user.

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