CVE-2016-1572 | BDVDB-2026-74135 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.