CVE-2016-1572
Published: 20 January 2016
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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ecryptfs-utils Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Released
(96-0ubuntu3.5)
|
trusty |
Released
(104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(109)
|
|
vivid |
Released
(107-0ubuntu1.3)
|
|
wily |
Released
(108-0ubuntu1.1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870 |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 8.4 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |