CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-1233

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

An unspecified udev rule in the Debian fuse package in jessie before 2.9.3-15+deb8u2, in stretch before 2.9.5-1, and in sid before 2.9.5-1 sets world-writable permissions for the /dev/cuse character device. This allows local users to gain privileges via a character device in /dev, related to an ioctl.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability poses a security risk by allowing local users to gain unauthorized privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation and security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the fuse package to version 2.9.3-15+deb8u2 or newer in jessie, 2.9.5-1 or newer in stretch, and 2.9.5-1 or newer in sid to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An unspecified udev rule in the Debian fuse package in jessie before 2.9.3-15+deb8u2, in stretch before 2.9.5-1, and in sid before 2.9.5-1 sets world-writable permissions for the /dev/cuse character device, which allows local users to gain privileges via a character device in /dev, related to an ioctl.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS