CVE-2016-2853
Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.8)—Exploit
Gravedad7.8Alta · CVSS 3.1
Probabilidad de explotación0.91 %mayor que el 59 % de las CVE
Explotación activaNono figura en el catálogo de CISA
Exploit públicoDisponiblePublicado en Exploit-DB
El módulo aufs para el kernel de Linux 3.x y 4.x no restringe correctamente el espacio de nombres de montaje, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener privilegos montando un sistema de archivos aufs sobre un sistema de archivos FUSE y luego ejecutando un programa setuid manipulado.
CVSS
- Puntuación base
- 7.8
- Versión
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días
- 0.91 %
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas
- 59
- Fecha de la puntuación
- 20/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · AUFS (Ubuntu 15.10) - 'allow_userns' Fuse/Xattr User Namespaces Privilege Escalation (19/2/2016)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-269
Referencias
Mostrar las 10 referencias
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96839
- https://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34864744/
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96839
- https://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34864744/
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