CVE-2016-1583

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…

published June 27, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
72.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01393 · 72.2th percentile
Published
2016-06-27T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 10:00Z
    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…
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