High severity8.4NVD Advisory· Published Jan 22, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-1572
CVE-2016-1572
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.
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
11- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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