Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | eCryptfs vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-2876-1 | First vendor Publication | 2016-01-20 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2016-01-20 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 15.10 - Ubuntu 15.04 - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: mount.ecryptfs_private could be used to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - ecryptfs-utils: eCryptfs cryptographic filesystem utilities Details: 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) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 15.10: Ubuntu 15.04: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2876-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-269 | Improper Privilege Management |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-7b9a2fe987.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-03-04 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2016-b02ad4e424.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-03 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-119.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-03 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-125.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-02-01 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-0290-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-27 | Name : The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates. File : suse_SU-2016-0241-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-26 | Name : The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update. File : openSUSE-2016-93.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-21 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security update. File : debian_DLA-397.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-21 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-3450.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2016-01-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-2876-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2016-01-26 05:26:46 |
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| 2016-01-22 21:27:25 |
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| 2016-01-22 13:25:35 |
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| 2016-01-20 17:26:24 |
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| 2016-01-20 17:21:53 |
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