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CVE-2016-1572

CVE-2016-1572

EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177359.htmlhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-February/177396.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00091.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00118.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00004.htmlhttps://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ecryptfs/ecryptfs/trunk/revision/870https://bugs.launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+bug/1530566http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/20/6http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034791http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1