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CVE-2016-1580

Published: May 13, 2016 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
HIGH
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1580
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The setup_snappy_os_mounts function in the ubuntu-core-launcher package before 1.0.27.1 improperly determines the mount point of bind mounts when using snaps, which might allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or gain privileges via a snap with a name starting with ubuntu-core.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Ubuntu_linuxCanonical16.04 (including)16.04 (including)
Ubuntu-core-launcherUbuntudevel*
Ubuntu-core-launcherUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Ubuntu-core-launcherUbuntuupstream*
Ubuntu-core-launcherUbuntuxenial*

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