CVE-2016-1572
ecryptfs-utils - security update
8.4
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1572
To remediate CVE-2016-1572, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/ecryptfs-utils—upgrade to 106-2 or later
- —upgrade to 83-4+squeeze2 or later
- —upgrade to 99-1+deb7u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-1572 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 106-2
- from 0, < 83-4+squeeze2
- from 0, < 99-1+deb7u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |