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.

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3