CVE-2016-1575

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    CVE-2016-1575

    Published: 2 May 2016Last Modified: 14 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

    References: http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961, http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360, http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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