Vulnerability Bulletins

DSA-3450 ecryptfs-utils - security update

   
Affected software Debian
 
Jann Horn discovered that the setuid-root mount.ecryptfs_private helperin the ecryptfs-utils would mount over any target directory that theuser owns, including a directory in procfs. A local attacker could usethis flaw to escalate his privileges.

More info:

https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3450