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CVE-2016-1583
The ecryptfs_privileged_open function in fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c in the Linux kernel before...
Vulnerability Description
The ecryptfs_privileged_open function in fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6.3 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (stack memory consumption) via vectors involving crafted mmap calls for /proc pathnames, leading to recursive pagefault handling.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, suse linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise live patching, suse linux enterprise module for public cloud, suse linux enterprise server, suse linux enterprise workstation extension, ubuntu linux, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.6.19, 3.19, 4.5, 11.0, 12.0, 12, 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04, 8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 27th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.