High severity · published Jan 22, 2016
CVE-2016-1572
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…
8.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EC
Ecryptfs-utils · Ecryptfs
before 109 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
22; 23 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.1; 13.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.04; 15.10 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1572
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1572
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
Mailing List
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
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