CVE-2016-2853

Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2853
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2853.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-2853
Downstream
Published
2016-05-02T10:59:33.160Z
Modified
2026-03-12T22:17:33.077349Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an aufs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.

References

Affected packages

Git /

Affected ranges

Database specific

unresolved_ranges
[
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "3.0.0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "3.19.8"
            }
        ]
    },
    {
        "events": [
            {
                "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
                "last_affected": "4.20.15"
            }
        ]
    }
]
source
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-2853.json"