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CVE-2016-1572

high

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.

References

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566

https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-2667

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-01-22

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00368