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CVE-2016-1575
CVE-2016-1575
PUBLISHED
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
EPSS 0.52% · 67.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.52%
67.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | *, 0, 4.2.0-27.32~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1, 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1, 3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-32.37~14.04.1, 3.19.0-33.38~14.04.1, 3.19.0-37.42~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-59.98, 3.13.0-62.102, 3.13.0-63.103 |
Exploit Intelligence
- bittorrent3389/CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1 (github-poc)
- bittorrent3389/CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1 (github-poc)
- bittorrent3389/CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1 (github-poc)
- bittorrent3389/CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1 (github-poc)
- bittorrent3389/CVE-2015-8543_for_SLE12SP1 (github-poc)
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 (circl)
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html (circl)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160224 User Namespaces Overlayfs Xattr Setgid Privilege Escalation: Overlayfs (circl)
- [oss-security] 20211018 Re: CVE-2021-3847: OverlayFS - Potential Privilege Escalation using overlays copy_up (circl)
…and 3 more exploits
Timeline
- Feb 22, 2016 CVE Published
- Mar 29, 2017 PoC Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1575 third-party-advisory
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2910-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-3 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2907-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2909-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2907-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-2 vendor-advisory
- https://git.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-kernel/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/trusty/commit/?id=4dc7ebf4284cdc90e8f3cd617ed247aade2ca39f third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1575 third-party-advisory