CVE-2016-1583

high-risk
Published 2016-06-27

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.37% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

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Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 8/34 · Low
Exposure 20/34 · Moderate