DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1572

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1572
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1572.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1572
Upstream
Published
2016-01-22T15:59:07Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:45Z
Severity
  • 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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
106-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
106-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
106-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ecryptfs-utils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
106-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}