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CVE-2016-1576
The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly restrict the mount namespace, which allows local users to…
High7.8EPSS 1.1%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
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Affected products
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References (8)
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300093/0005-overlayfs-Be-more-careful-about-copying-up-sxid-file.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://launchpadlibrarian.net/235300225/0006-overlayfs-Propogate-nosuid-from-lower-and-upper-moun.patch (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1535150 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160224 Overlayfs over Fuse Privilege Escalation in USERNS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1576.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/OverlayfsOverFusePrivilegeEscalation/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20211018 Re: CVE-2021-3847: OverlayFS - Potential Privilege Escalation using overlays copy_up (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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