FKIE_CVE-2016-1576

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-02 10:59 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an overlayfs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patchMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patchMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.htmlThird Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patchMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patchMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_core 15.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.10
canonical ubuntu_touch 15.04
linux linux_kernel *
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