What is CVE-2015-1328?

CVE-2015-1328 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2015-1328 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1328?

CVE-2015-1328 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1328?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1328. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2015-1328 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-1328 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2015-1328

High

The overlayfs implementation in the linux (aka Linux kernel) package before 3.19.0-21.21 in Ubuntu through 15.04 does not properly check permissions for file creation in the upper filesystem directory, which allows local users to obtain root access by leveraging a configuration in which overlayfs is permitted in an arbitrary mount namespace.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2016-11-28

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2015-1328 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2015-1328 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Seclists
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q2/717

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40688/

Exploit VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75206

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
People
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2015/CVE-2015-1328.html

Vendor Advisory
Debian Security
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1328

Third Party Advisory
Exploit-DB
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37292/

Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-1328

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.0

Published 2016-11-28

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1328?

CVE-2015-1328 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2015-1328 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-1328?

CVE-2015-1328 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.0). The vector string is CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-1328?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2015-1328. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2015-1328 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2015-1328 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →