CVE catalog

CVE-2016-1572

ecryptfs-utils: CVE-2016-1572

Severity: High · CVSS 8.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jan 20, 2016, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.37% · Oct 25, 2026

mount.ecryptfs_private.c in eCryptfs-utils does not validate mount destination filesystem types, which allows local users to gain privileges by mounting over a nonstandard filesystem, as demonstrated by /proc/$pid.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	sid	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	forky	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	trixie	`111-8`	fixed
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	bookworm	`111-6`	fixed
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`103-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`103-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	sid	`106-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	forky	`106-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	trixie	`106-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	ecryptfs-utils	source	bookworm	`106-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	deb	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1572	Not reported
Ubuntu	ecryptfs-utils	deb	14.04	`104-0ubuntu1.14.04.4`	Not reported	USN-2876-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ecryptfs-utils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
[libecryptfs1]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
[libecryptfs-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-6 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12
- 111-6 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · bookworm; dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[ecryptfs-utils]Fixed
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
[libecryptfs1]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
[libecryptfs-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ecryptfs-utils]
Details (2)
- 111-8 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13
- 111-8 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 106-2
  dsa · ecryptfs-utils · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:19:27 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]