CVE-2016-2853

Published: May 2, 2016

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The aufs module for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an aufs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

96839

vdb-entry

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http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/AufsPrivilegeEscalationInUserNamespaces/

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[oss-security] 20160224 Aufs Union Filesystem Privilege Escalation In User Namespaces

mailing-list

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[aufs] 20160219 aufs3 and aufs4 GIT release

mailing-list

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[oss-security] 20211018 Re: CVE-2021-3847: OverlayFS - Potential Privilege Escalation using overlays copy_up

mailing-list

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CVE-2016-2853

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