CVE-2016-1572
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1572
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1572.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1572
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-01-22T15:59:07Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:27Z
- Severity
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- 8.4 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- 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
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- 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