First published: Tue Jun 06 2023(Updated: )
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 Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =23.04 | |
ubuntu/linux | <5.4.0-155.172 | 5.4.0-155.172 |
ubuntu/linux | <6.2.0-26.26 | 6.2.0-26.26 |
ubuntu/linux-aws | <5.4.0-1106.114 | 5.4.0-1106.114 |
ubuntu/linux-aws | <6.2.0-1008.8 | 6.2.0-1008.8 |
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.19 | <5.19.0-1029.30~22.04.1 | 5.19.0-1029.30~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-aws-5.4 | <5.4.0-1106.114~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1106.114~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-aws-6.2 | <6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-azure | <5.4.0-1112.118 | 5.4.0-1112.118 |
ubuntu/linux-azure | <6.2.0-1008.8 | 6.2.0-1008.8 |
ubuntu/linux-azure-5.4 | <5.4.0-1112.118~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1112.118~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-azure-6.2 | <6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde | <5.4.0-1112.118 | 5.4.0-1112.118 |
ubuntu/linux-azure-fde-6.2 | <6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-1008.8~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-bluefield | <5.4.0-1068.74 | 5.4.0-1068.74 |
ubuntu/linux-gcp | <5.4.0-1109.118 | 5.4.0-1109.118 |
ubuntu/linux-gcp | <6.2.0-1010.10 | 6.2.0-1010.10 |
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.19 | <5.19.0-1030.32~22.04.1 | 5.19.0-1030.32~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-gcp-5.4 | <5.4.0-1109.118~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1109.118~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-gcp-6.2 | <6.2.0-1010.10~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-1010.10~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-gke | <5.4.0-1104.111 | 5.4.0-1104.111 |
ubuntu/linux-gkeop | <5.4.0-1073.77 | 5.4.0-1073.77 |
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.19 | <5.19.0-50.50 | 5.19.0-50.50 |
ubuntu/linux-hwe-5.4 | <5.4.0-155.172~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-155.172~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-hwe-6.2 | <6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-26.26~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-ibm | <5.4.0-1053.58 | 5.4.0-1053.58 |
ubuntu/linux-ibm | <6.2.0-1006.6 | 6.2.0-1006.6 |
ubuntu/linux-ibm-5.4 | <5.4.0-1053.58~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1053.58~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-iot | <5.4.0-1018.19 | 5.4.0-1018.19 |
ubuntu/linux-kvm | <5.4.0-1095.101 | 5.4.0-1095.101 |
ubuntu/linux-kvm | <6.2.0-1009.9 | 6.2.0-1009.9 |
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency | <6.2.0-1009.9 | 6.2.0-1009.9 |
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | <5.19.0-1030.30 | 5.19.0-1030.30 |
ubuntu/linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | <6.2.0-1009.9~22.04.1 | 6.2.0-1009.9~22.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.0 | <6.0.0-1020.20 | 6.0.0-1020.20 |
ubuntu/linux-oem-6.1 | <6.1.0-1019.19 | 6.1.0-1019.19 |
ubuntu/linux-oracle | <5.4.0-1105.114 | 5.4.0-1105.114 |
ubuntu/linux-oracle | <6.2.0-1008.8 | 6.2.0-1008.8 |
ubuntu/linux-oracle-5.4 | <5.4.0-1105.114~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1105.114~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-raspi | <5.4.0-1090.101 | 5.4.0-1090.101 |
ubuntu/linux-raspi | <6.2.0-1009.11 | 6.2.0-1009.11 |
ubuntu/linux-raspi-5.4 | <5.4.0-1090.101~18.04.1 | 5.4.0-1090.101~18.04.1 |
ubuntu/linux-riscv | <6.2.0-27.28.1 | 6.2.0-27.28.1 |
ubuntu/linux-xilinx-zynqmp | <5.4.0-1026.30 | 5.4.0-1026.30 |
debian/linux | 4.19.249-2 4.19.304-1 5.10.209-2 5.10.205-2 6.1.76-1 6.1.85-1 6.6.15-2 6.7.12-1 |
If not needed, disable the ability for unprivileged users to create namespaces. To do this temporarily, do: sudo sysctl -w kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=0 To disable across reboots, do: echo kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=0 | \ sudo tee /etc/sysctl.d/99-disable-unpriv-userns.conf
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CVE-2023-32629 is a 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.
CVE-2023-32629 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.
Ubuntu Linux version 23.04, Ubuntu Linux version 5.4.0-155.172 to version 6.2.0-26.26, and various other Ubuntu kernel versions are affected by CVE-2023-32629.
To fix CVE-2023-32629, update your Ubuntu kernel to the appropriate fixed version provided by Ubuntu or apply the necessary patches.
You can find more information about CVE-2023-32629 on the MITRE CVE website, the Ubuntu kernel team mailing list, and the Ubuntu security notices.