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Vulnerabilities · 1
PT-2016-4866
8.4
2016-01-20
Canonical · Ecryptfs-Utils · CVE-2016-1572
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** ecryptfs-utils (affected versions not specified) **Description** The issue concerns a lack of validation for mount destination filesystem types in mount.ecryptfs private.c, allowing local users to gain privileges. This can be achieved by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, such as /proc/$pid. **Recommendations** At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.