CVE-2016-1583
—CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
1%p71
Published
()
Modified
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.
- Vendors
- linuxnovellcanonicaldebian
- Products
- linux kernel, suse linux enterprise software development kit, suse linux enterprise debuginfo, suse linux enterprise desktop, suse linux enterprise live patching, suse linux enterprise module for public cloud, suse linux enterprise server, suse linux enterprise workstation extension, ubuntu linux, debian linux
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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