CVE-2016-1575
CVE-2016-1575
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The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
CVSS 7.8 · High · EPSS 0.9% · Public exploit · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
linux Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.5.1-1
Update to 4.5.1-1
linux Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.5.1-1
Update to 4.5.1-1
linux Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.5.1-1
Update to 4.5.1-1
linux Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.11.0-12.19
- 3.12.0-1.3
- 3.12.0-2.5
- 3.12.0-2.7
- 3.12.0-3.8
- 3.12.0-3.9
- 3.12.0-4.10
- 3.12.0-4.12
- 3.12.0-5.13
- 3.12.0-7.15
- 3.13.0-1.16
- 3.13.0-2.17
- 3.13.0-3.18
- 3.13.0-4.19
- 3.13.0-5.20
- 3.13.0-6.23
- 3.13.0-7.25
- 3.13.0-7.26
- 3.13.0-8.27
- 3.13.0-8.28
- 3.13.0-10.30
- 3.13.0-11.31
- 3.13.0-12.32
- 3.13.0-13.33
- 3.13.0-14.34
- 3.13.0-15.35
- 3.13.0-16.36
- 3.13.0-17.37
- 3.13.0-18.38
- 3.13.0-19.39
- 3.13.0-19.40
- 3.13.0-20.42
- 3.13.0-21.43
- 3.13.0-22.44
- 3.13.0-23.45
- 3.13.0-24.46
- 3.13.0-24.47
- 3.13.0-27.50
- 3.13.0-29.53
- 3.13.0-30.54
- 3.13.0-30.55
- 3.13.0-32.57
- 3.13.0-33.58
- 3.13.0-34.60
- 3.13.0-35.62
- 3.13.0-36.63
- 3.13.0-37.64
- 3.13.0-39.66
- 3.13.0-40.69
- 3.13.0-41.70
- 3.13.0-43.72
- 3.13.0-44.73
- 3.13.0-45.74
- 3.13.0-46.75
- 3.13.0-46.76
- 3.13.0-46.77
- 3.13.0-46.79
- 3.13.0-48.80
- 3.13.0-49.81
- 3.13.0-49.83
- 3.13.0-51.84
- 3.13.0-52.85
- 3.13.0-52.86
- 3.13.0-53.88
- 3.13.0-53.89
- 3.13.0-54.91
- 3.13.0-55.92
- 3.13.0-55.94
- 3.13.0-57.95
- 3.13.0-58.97
- 3.13.0-59.98
- 3.13.0-61.100
- 3.13.0-62.102
- 3.13.0-63.103
- 3.13.0-65.105
- 3.13.0-65.106
- 3.13.0-66.108
- 3.13.0-67.110
- 3.13.0-68.111
- 3.13.0-70.113
- 3.13.0-71.114
- 3.13.0-73.116
- 3.13.0-74.118
- 3.13.0-76.120
- 3.13.0-77.121
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.13.0-79.123
Update to 3.13.0-79.123
linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-28.37~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-29.39~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-30.40~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-31.41~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-34.45~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-34.47~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-37.49~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-37.51~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-38.52~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-40.54~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-41.57~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-44.59~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-45.60~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-46.62~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-49.65~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-50.66~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-50.67~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-51.69~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-52.71~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-53.72~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-55.74~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-56.75~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-57.77~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-59.79~14.04.1
- 3.16.0-60.80~14.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.16.0-62.82~14.04.1
Update to 3.16.0-62.82~14.04.1
linux-lts-vivid Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-21.21~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-25.26~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-26.28~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-28.30~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-30.33~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-30.34~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-31.36~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-32.37~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-33.38~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-37.42~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-39.44~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-41.46~14.04.2
- 3.19.0-42.48~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-43.49~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-47.53~14.04.1
- 3.19.0-49.55~14.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 3.19.0-51.57~14.04.1
Update to 3.19.0-51.57~14.04.1
linux-lts-wily Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
- Versions
- 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-19.23~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-21.25~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-22.27~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-23.28~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-25.30~14.04.1
- 4.2.0-27.32~14.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1
Update to 4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1
Original sources
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1575