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CVE-2016-1572

Date: January 22, 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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (15)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1572
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1572
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-1572
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://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-1572

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

Improper Privilege Management

CWE-269

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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