Name: CVE-2016-2854: Improper Privilege Management
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2016-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-2854, CWE-269, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00348

The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade linux	Jul 30, 2024	May 2, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-222-genericUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1102-awsUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1103-kvmUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-222-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-virtual-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1138-aws	Mar 23, 2022	May 2, 2016
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	May 2, 2016

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CVSS Details

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