CVE-2016-1572
Status: ModifiedHigh (8.4)—
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.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 8.4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.37%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 28
- Score date: 10/5/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- CWE-269
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1
- https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566
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