USN-2876-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2876-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-2876-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-2876-1
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Published
2016-01-20T15:22:10.604552Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:31:02.765519Z
Summary
ecryptfs-utils vulnerability
Details

Jann Horn discovered that mount.ecryptfs_private would mount over certain directories in the proc filesystem. A local attacker could use this to escalate their privileges. (CVE-2016-1572)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ecryptfs-utils

Package

Name
ecryptfs-utils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ecryptfs-utils@104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4

Affected versions

Other

103-0ubuntu2
104-0ubuntu1

104-0ubuntu1.*

104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

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    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ecryptfs-utils",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ecryptfs-utils-dbg",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "ecryptfs-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libecryptfs-dev",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libecryptfs-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libecryptfs0",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libecryptfs0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-ecryptfs",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-ecryptfs-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4"
        }
    ]
}