CVE-2016-1583

CVE-2016-1583 affects the Linux kernel: ecryptfs_privileged_open (fs/ecryptfs/kthread.c) allows a local attacker to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via crafted mmap calls for /proc pathnames, triggering recursive pagefault handling. Affects kernels prior to 4.6.3; patch released in 4...

openSUSE Security Update : the Linux Kernel (openSUSE-2016-753)

The openSUSE Leap 42.1 kernel was updated to 4.1.26 to receive various security and bugfixes. The following security bugs were fixed : - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils wa...

Linux - ecryptfs and /proc/$pid/environ Privilege Escalation

Exploit for linux platform in category local exploits Source: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836 Stacking filesystems, including ecryptfs, protect themselves against deep nesting, which would lead to kernel stack overflow, by tracking the recursion depth of filesystems...

Linux Kernel - ecryptfs proc$pidenviron Local Privilege Escalation

Linux Kernel - ecryptfs proc$pidenviron Local Privilege Escalation Source: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836 Stacking filesystems, including ecryptfs, protect themselves against deep nesting, which would lead to kernel stack overflow, by tracking the recursion depth of...

Debian DLA-516-1 : linux security update

This update fixes the CVEs described below. CVE-2016-0821 Solar Designer noted that the list 'poisoning' feature, intended to mitigate the effects of bugs in list manipulation in the kernel, used poison values within the range of virtual addresses that can be allocated by user processes...

[SECURITY] [DLA 516-1] linux security update

Package : linux Version : 3.2.81-1 CVE ID : CVE-2016-0821 CVE-2016-1583 CVE-2016-2184 CVE-2016-2185 CVE-2016-2186 CVE-2016-2187 CVE-2016-3134 CVE-2016-3136 CVE-2016-3137 CVE-2016-3138 CVE-2016-3140 CVE-2016-3157 CVE-2016-3672 CVE-2016-3951 CVE-2016-3955 CVE-2016-3961 CVE-2016-4482 CVE-2016-4485...

SUSE: Security Advisory for kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : kernel (SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1)

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue. The following security bug was fixed : - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and...

SUSE-SU-2016:1596-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 GA kernel was updated to fix one security issue. The following security bug was fixed: - CVE-2016-1583: Prevent the usage of mmap when the lower file system does not allow it. This could have lead to local privilege escalation when ecryptfs-utils was installed and...

DLA-516-1 linux - security update

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Linux kernel eCryptfs local boost vulnerability

The Linux kernel is the kernel used by the operating system Linux, released by the Linux Foundation in the United States. A local lift vulnerability exists in the Linux kernel's eCryptfs. An attacker is allowed to exploit the vulnerability to cause a stack overflow...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3007-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2999-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2996-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2998-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3006-1)

The remote host is missing an update for the SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2016 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only ifdescription...

CVE-2016-1583

It was found that stacking a file system over procfs in the Linux kernel could lead to a kernel stack overflow due to deep nesting, as demonstrated by mounting ecryptfs over procfs and creating a recursion by mapping /proc/environ. An unprivileged, local user could potentially use this flaw to...

USN-3008-1: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with...

USN-3008-1 linux-snapdragon vulnerability

Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use the mmap handler of a lower filesystem that did not implement one, causing a recursive page fault to occur. A local unprivileged attacker could use to cause a denial of service system crash or possibly execute arbitrary code with...

USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities

Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory. CVE-2016-2117 Jann Horn discovered that eCryptfs improperly attempted to use...