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| Vulnerability ID | VCID-yq7h-qzz6-abak |
| Aliases |
CVE-2016-2856
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| Summary | |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 0.0 |
| Risk | None |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2856 | ||
| https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2856 | ||
| CVE-2016-2856 | Exploit | https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/41760.txt |
| CVE-2016-2856 | Exploit | http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/PtChownArbitraryPtsAccessViaUserNamespace/ |
| USN-2985-1 | https://usn.ubuntu.com/2985-1/ |
| Data source | Exploit-DB |
|---|---|
| Date added | March 29, 2017 |
| Description | Ubuntu < 15.10 - PT Chown Arbitrary PTs Access Via User Namespace Privilege Escalation |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| Source publication date | Feb. 22, 2016 |
| Exploit type | local |
| Platform | linux |
| Source update date | March 30, 2017 |
| Source URL | http://www.halfdog.net/Security/2015/PtChownArbitraryPtsAccessViaUserNamespace/ |
| Percentile | 0.7075 |
| EPSS Score | 0.00684 |
| Published At | July 30, 2025, 12:55 p.m. |
| Date | Actor | Action | Source | VulnerableCode Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-31T08:42:11.956764+00:00 | Ubuntu USN Importer | Import | https://usn.ubuntu.com/2985-1/ | 37.0.0 |