VulnerabilityModified
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 filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- ecryptfs/ecryptfs-utils · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap · opensuse/opensuse · debian/debian linux · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.