CVE-2016-1583

Summary

CVECVE-2016-1583
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-27 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-12 14:55:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 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 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 16.04 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 Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3008-1: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2009-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler · torvalds/linux@2f36db7 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1961-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3005-1: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2010-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2005-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2002-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2999-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - [vs-plain] Linux kernel stack overflow via ecryptfs and /proc/$pid/environ MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
836 - Linux: Stack overflow via ecryptfs and /proc/$pid/environ - project-zero - Monorail MISC bugs.chromium.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Bug 1344721 – CVE-2016-1583 kernel: Stack overflow via ecryptfs and /proc/$pid/environ CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2007-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Merge branch 'stacking-fixes' (vfs stacking fixes from Jann) · torvalds/linux@f5364c1 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Vendor Advisory
Google Android Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Applications Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information and Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
USN-2998-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1994-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3001-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1995-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2014-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3002-1: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2006-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2996-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel - 'ecryptfs' '/proc/$pid/environ' Local Privilege Escalation - Linux local Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
ecryptfs: don't allow mmap when the lower fs doesn't support it · torvalds/linux@f0fe970 · GitHub MISC github.com
oss-security - Re: [vs-plain] Linux kernel stack overflow via ecryptfs and /proc/$pid/environ MLIST www.openwall.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3003-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3006-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2184-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Linux ecryptfs Stack Overflow ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2000-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-1583 Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 671047 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2021-2588)
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