Vulnerabilities could expose Ubuntu users to privilege escalation attacks

Researchers have discovered two vulnerabilities in the Linux operating system Ubuntu with the potential to grant attackers escalated privileges. The two bugs impact OverlayFS, a widely installed Linux filesystem used for containerization on cloud servers with technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. After being notified of the vulnerabilities by researchers with the cloud security firm Wiz

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