CVE-2016-1233 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can gain privileges due to world-writable permissions on the /dev/cuse device in the Debian fuse package.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-1233?
CVE-2016-1233 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Jan 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-1233?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Fuse.
How do I fix CVE-2016-1233?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2016-1233 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-1233 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1233, DSA-3451-1, GHSA-7682-r2fh-32xp.