CVE-2016-2853

Exploit

EPSS 0.22%
Published 02.05.2016 10:59:33
Last modified 12.04.2025 10:46:40
Source cve@mitre.org
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The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an aufs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.

Affected products Warnungen 0 Metrics 3 CWE 1 References 8

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 3.0.0 <= 3.19.8

Linux ≫ Linux Kernel Version >= 4.0.0 <= 4.20.15

Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.

EPSS Metriken
Type	Source	Score	Percentile
EPSS	FIRST.org	0.22%	0.446

CVSS Metriken
Source	Base Score	Exploit Score	Impact Score	Vector string
nvd@nist.gov	7.8	1.8	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov	4.4	3.4	6.4	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1

Third Party Advisory

Mailing List

http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/

Third Party Advisory

Exploit

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/9

Third Party Advisory

Exploit

Mailing List

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96839

Broken Link

https://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34864744/

Third Party Advisory

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2853

CVE Source (NVD)

https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2016-2853

CVE Source (JSON)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2853

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