Debian 8 DSA-3450-1 Critical: Ecryptfs-Utils Privilege Escalation
debian
January 20, 2016
Jann Horn discovered that the setuid-root mount.ecryptfs_private helper in the ecryptfs-utils would mount over any target directory that the user owns, including a directory in pro...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed
in version 99-1+deb7u1.
For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 103-5+deb8u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your ecryptfs-utils packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: ecryptfs-utils
CVE ID: CVE-2016-1572
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