CVE-2016-1572
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.4 · Improper privilege management
8.4CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450Patch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791Advisory