fkie_cve-2016-1576
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2016-05-02 10:59
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
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
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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| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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