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    CVE-2016-1572

    mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.

    Published:Jan 20, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jan 22, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00053
    CVSS Score:8.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Ecryptfs
    Product
    Ecryptfs-utils
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
    https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
    https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High