CVE-2016-1572

CVE-2016-1572 concerns a flaw in mount.ecryptfs_private.c (ecryptfs-utils) where mount destination filesystem types are not validated, enabling a local user to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem (example: /proc/$pid). The vulnerability has been discussed in multiple advisor...

Code injection

The lock-counter implementation in utils/mount.ecryptfsprivate.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via unspecified vectors...

CVE-2011-1834

CVE-2011-1834 affects the ecryptfs-utils package, specifically the mount helper behavior in mount.ecryptfs_private.c. The root cause is improper handling of the mtab file during error conditions, which can allow a local user to cause a denial of service via table corruption or bypass intended unm...

CVE-2011-1831

utils/mount.ecryptfsprivate.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call...