CVE-2016-1583
The 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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.1 7.8 High
- Status
- Modified - security@ubuntu.com
- Published
- 2016-06-27
- Last modified
- 2024-08-05
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Affected products
- Ubuntu Linux (Canonical)
- Debian Linux (Debian)
- Linux Kernel (Linux)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (Novell)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension (Novell)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
