linux linux-kernel CVE-2016-1583 vulnerability in Linux and Other Products
Published on June 27, 2016

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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.

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Products Associated with CVE-2016-1583

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Linux Kernel
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module Public Cloud
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension
 
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
 
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
 
Debian Linux
 

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.37%
Percentile
58.37%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.