CVE-2016-1576

🗓️ 02 May 2016 10:00:00Reported by canonicalType

cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 2 Media mentions👁 134 Views

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 allows local users to gain privileges

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 90
0day.today	Ubuntu 15.10 - USERNS Overlayfs Over Fuse Privilege Escalation Vulnerability	29 Mar 201700:00	–	zdt
Cloud Foundry	USN-2910-1 Linux kernel vulnerability \| Cloud Foundry	26 Feb 201600:00	–	cloudfoundry
CNVD	Ubuntu Linux Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability	26 Feb 201600:00	–	cnvd
Cvelist	CVE-2016-1576	2 May 201610:00	–	cvelist
Debian CVE	CVE-2016-1576	2 May 201610:00	–	debiancve
Oracle linux	Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update	23 Aug 201700:00	–	oraclelinux
Tenable Nessus	EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1491)	13 May 201900:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1528)	14 May 201900:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : Unbreakable Enterprise kernel (ELSA-2017-3609)	25 Aug 201700:00	–	nessus
Tenable Nessus	OracleVM 3.4 : Unbreakable / etc (OVMSA-2017-0145) (Stack Clash)	25 Aug 201700:00	–	nessus

NVD

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Source	Link
bugs	www.bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150
people	www.people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html
openwall	www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/8
halfdog	www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/
openwall	www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1
git	www.git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/
launchpadlibrarian	www.launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch
launchpadlibrarian	www.launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch

06 May 2026 22:30Current

7.2High risk

Vulners AI Score7.2

CVSS 27.2

CVSS 3.17.8

EPSS0.00352