Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-1583
CVE-2016-1583
(Last updated October 05, 2023) ▾
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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.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- debian,
- linux,
- novell
Products
- debian linux 8.0,
- linux kernel,
- suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11.0,
- suse linux enterprise desktop 12.0,
- suse linux enterprise live patching 12.0,
- suse linux enterprise module for public cloud 12,
- suse linux enterprise server 11.0,
- suse linux enterprise server 12.0,
- suse linux enterprise software development kit 11.0,
- suse linux enterprise software development kit 12.0,
- suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12.0,
- ubuntu linux 12.04,
- ubuntu linux 14.04,
- ubuntu linux 15.10,
- ubuntu linux 16.04
References
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