CVE-2016-2853 (GCVE-0-2016-2853)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-05-02 10:00
Modified
2024-08-05 23:32
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
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.
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