# CVE-2021-3493: A Linux Kernel bug is being used in attacks

Status: Being used now (CISA KEV, added 2022-10-20)
Who: 
Do this: 

## Agent prompt (read-only)
Read-only check, change nothing, send nothing anywhere.
Is Linux Kernel (CVE-2021-3493) installed or running on this machine or in this project?
1. Find every copy and its version (apps, packages, containers, lockfiles).
2. Compare each version against the vendor's fixed version for CVE-2021-3493. Quote the vendor page you used.
3. Report a table: where, version, fixed version, status (exposed / fixed / not installed / unsure).
4. List the exact update steps, but do not run them.

## Official 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.

## Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=7c03e2cda4a584cadc398e8f6641ca9988a39d52
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3493
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3493

Generated by isitexploited.org from public sources. Verify version numbers against the vendor before acting.