{"id":"CVE-2021-3493","vendor_project":"Linux","product":"Kernel","vulnerability_name":"Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","date_added":"2022-10-20","due_date":"2022-11-10","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown","short_description":"The overlayfs stacking file system in Linux kernel does not properly validate the application of file capabilities against user namespaces, which could lead to privilege escalation.","required_action":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","cwes":"CWE-862","cvss_version":"3.1","cvss_severity":"HIGH","cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","nvd_published":"2021-04-17","nvd_status":"Analyzed","epss":0.49166,"epss_percentile":0.98832,"cvss_score":7.8,"days_published_to_kev":551,"source":"https://data.cybermax-tools.workers.dev/cve/CVE-2021-3493","by":"CyberMax"}