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CVE-2016-1576
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-02T10:59:24.487 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:42:11.853

Summary

The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting an overlayfs filesystem on top of a FUSE filesystem, and then executing a crafted setuid program.

Affected products

canonical — ubuntu_core

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References

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