CVE-2016-2853
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 2, 2016
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 6, 2016
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 96839vdb-entry
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/
- [oss-security] 20160224 Aufs Union Filesystem Privilege Escalation In User Namespacesmailing-list
- [aufs] 20160219 aufs3 and aufs4 GIT releasemailing-list
- [oss-security] 20211018 Re: CVE-2021-3847: OverlayFS - Potential Privilege Escalation using overlays copy_upmailing-list
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