UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1580

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1580
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1580.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1580
Upstream
  • CVE-2016-1580
Downstream
Related
Published
2016-04-29T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:13:05.817232Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

The setupsnappyos_mounts function in the ubuntu-core-launcher package before 1.0.27.1 improperly determines the mount point of bind mounts when using snaps, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a snap with a name starting with "ubuntu-core."

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ubuntu-core-launcher

Package

Name
ubuntu-core-launcher
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ubuntu-core-launcher@1.0.27.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.0.27.1

Affected versions

1.*
1.0.9
1.0.10
1.0.13
1.0.14
1.0.17
1.0.18
1.0.19
1.0.20
1.0.22
1.0.23
1.0.25
1.0.25.1
1.0.27

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ubuntu-core-launcher",
            "binary_version": "1.0.27.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1580.json"