UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1572

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1572

    Published: 20 Jan 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-1572
    Aliases:
    USN-2876-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1572, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2876-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1572

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ecryptfs-utils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4

    Affected versions

    103-0ubuntu2

    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