mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2016-01-22T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:02:11.774Z

Reserved: 2016-01-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-1572

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-01-22T15:59:07.833

Modified: 2022-03-23T17:19:10.430

Link: CVE-2016-1572

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-01-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-1572 - Bugzilla