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A vulnerability has been found in Linux Kernel up to 4.5.2 (Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component overlayfs. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2016 (Website). The advisory is shared at launchpad.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-1575 since 01/12/2016. An attack has to be approached locally. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 88895 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2907-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 196406 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Linux-lts-utopic Vulnerabilities (USN-2909-1)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (88895). The entry 83138 is pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
ATT&CK: T1068
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 88895
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS : linux vulnerabilities (USN-2907-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 864193
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for linux USN-2907-1
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
01/12/2016 🔍02/22/2016 🔍
02/23/2016 🔍
05/02/2016 🔍
05/02/2016 🔍
05/03/2016 🔍
07/27/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: USN-2907-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-1575 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 05/03/2016 11:24Updated: 07/27/2022 17:59
Changes: 05/03/2016 11:24 (62), 11/07/2018 16:32 (12), 07/27/2022 17:52 (3), 07/27/2022 17:59 (1)
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