vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-2876-1 (CVE-2016-1572): eCryptfs vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 20, 2016 | Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 14, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 20, 2016
Added
Feb 2, 2016
Modified
Apr 14, 2025
Description
Jann Horn discovered that mount.ecryptfs_private would mount over certain
directories in the proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to escalate
their privileges. (CVE-2016-1572)
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ecryptfs-utils
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