CVE-2016-1583
CVSS V2 High 7.2
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-1583
- Assigner
- security@ubuntu.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2016-06-27T10:59:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-17T21:40:33
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.6.2 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 7.2
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1583 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1583 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:50:26 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 10:04:08 | 2016-06-27T10:59Z | 2016-06-27T10:59:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 10:04:08 | 2018-12-06T22:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 10:04:08 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-19 19:05:25 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-01-17 22:07:14 | 2023-01-17T21:40:33 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-17 22:07:14 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |