FKIE_CVE-2016-1580

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-13 14:59 - Updated: 2026-05-06 22:30
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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."
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2956-1Vendor Advisory
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-core-launcher/+bug/1576699
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2956-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-core-launcher/+bug/1576699
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical ubuntu-core-launcher 1.0.27
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