CVE-2016-1572 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.04% · 13.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.04%
13.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSecryptfs-utils0, 103-0ubuntu2, 104-0ubuntu1

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