FKIE_CVE-2016-2854

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-02 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:44
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/9Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34864744/Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/9Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96838Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceforge.net/p/aufs/mailman/message/34864744/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
linux linux_kernel *
linux linux_kernel *
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