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CVE-2016-1572 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-269Improper Privilege Management[email protected]

Affected Products

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Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-1572
NVD Published Date:
Jan 22, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-1572 Details - Not Deferred