CVE-2016-1583

7.8 HIGH
Published: June 27, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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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.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Issue Tracking VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00027.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00003.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00008.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00018.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00019.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00020.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00026.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/137560/Linux-ecryptfs-Stack-Overflow.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2124.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2766.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/10/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036763
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2999-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3008-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2760
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=836
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1344721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2f36db71009304b3f0b95afacd8eba1f9f046b87
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f0fe970df3838c202ef6c07a4c2b36838ef0a88b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f5364c150aa645b3d7daa21b5c0b9feaa1c9cd6d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39992/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.6.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes Vendor Advisory

100 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
59th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

canonical debian novell linux

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