CVE-2016-1575

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1575
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-02 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2022-04-18 18:01:00 UTC
DescriptionThe overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Core 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Core 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Touch 15.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Touch 15.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #1534961 “CVE-2016-1575” : Bugs : linux package : Ubuntu CONFIRM launchpad.net Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree MISC git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE-2021-3847: OverlayFS - Potential Privilege Escalation using overlays copy_up MLIST www.openwall.com
oss-security - User Namespaces Overlayfs Xattr Setgid Privilege Escalation: Overlayfs MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
User Namespaces Overlayfs Xattr Setgid Privilege Escalation MISC www.halfdog.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2016-1575 in Ubuntu CONFIRM people.canonical.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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