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CVE-2016-1580

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2016-05-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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."

Affected products

• Canonical Ubuntu-Core-Launcher: 1.0.27

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2956-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-core-launcher/+bug/1576699
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2956-1
• https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntu-core-launcher/+bug/1576699

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