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Unscored USN-2909-1 3 CVEs

linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities

Published Feb 22, 2016 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS, when mounting on top of a FUSE mount,
incorrectly propagated file attributes, including setuid. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges. (CVE-2016-1576)

halfdog discovered that OverlayFS in the Linux kernel incorrectly
propagated security sensitive extended attributes, such as POSIX ACLs. A
local unprivileged attacker could use this to gain privileges.
(CVE-2016-1575)

It was discovered that the Linux kernel's Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE)
implementation did not handle initial zero length segments properly. A
local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (unkillable
task). (CVE-2015-8785)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-62.82~14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 3

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8785
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1575
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1576