CVE-2016-1575

high

Description

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

References

Advisories
More

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-02

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H