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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1583 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1583

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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 8, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change April 22, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

91 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-utopic

42 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-wily

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

3 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-2996-1
related USN-2997-1
related USN-2998-1
related USN-3003-1
related USN-3004-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1583

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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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence