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mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.

 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-2876-1 USN-2876-1 — ecryptfs-utils vulnerability 2026-09-29T14:58:44.455818+00:00

Affected: Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: ecryptfs-utils

Jann Horn discovered that mount.ecryptfs_private would mount over certain directories in the proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2016-1572)