CVE-2016-1233
fuse - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-1233
To remediate CVE-2016-1233, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.9.5-1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.9.3-15+deb8u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-1233 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.9.5-1
- from 0, < 2.9.3-15+deb8u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |