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CVE-2016-1572

Description

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.

Priority: MEDIUM
CVSS v3: 8.4
Component: ecryptfs-utils
Publish Date: Jan 22, 2016
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: High
Modified Date: Jan 25, 2016

Find out more about CVE-2016-1572 from the MITRE-CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


Products Affected

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Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads
Linux
Wind River Linux LTS 17 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux 8 Fixed LIN8-2610
8.0.0.3 --
Wind River Linux 9 Requires LTSS -- -- --
Wind River Linux 7 Fixed -- 7.0.0.14 --
Wind River Linux LTS 21 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 22 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 18 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 19 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux CD release Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux 6 Fixed -- 6.0.0.29 --
Wind River Linux LTS 23 Won't Fix -- -- --
Wind River Linux LTS 24 Won't Fix -- -- --
VxWorks
VxWorks 7 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
VxWorks 6.9 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition
Helix Virtualization Platform Cert Edition Not Vulnerable -- -- --
eLxr
eLxr 12 Not Vulnerable -- -- --
Wind River Studio Cloud Platform

Related Products

Product Name Status Defect Fixed Downloads

Notes
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