CVE-2016-1576

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
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150 Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 Mailing List Patch Vendor Advisory
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150 Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_core:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_touch:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 - Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory () http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 - Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html - Third Party Advisory () http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html - Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory () http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150 - Third Party Advisory () https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch - Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2016-05-02 10:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:46


NVD link : CVE-2016-1576

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1576

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1576


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Products Affected

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
  • ubuntu_core
  • ubuntu_touch

linux

  • linux_kernel