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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-mgq6-h57w-6g82",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:59:23Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:02:14Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-1575"
  ],
  "details": "The overlayfs implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 does not properly maintain POSIX ACL xattr data, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging a group-writable setgid directory.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1575"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://launchpad.net/bugs/1534961"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e9f57ebcba563e0cd532926cab83c92bb4d79360"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-1575.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2016/UserNamespaceOverlayfsXattrSetgidPrivilegeEscalation"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/24/7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/10/18/1"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-05-02T10:59:00Z"
  }
}