AppArmor mount rules grant excessive permissions
Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In all versions of AppArmor mount rules are accidentally widened when compiled.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01034 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AppArmor | apparmor | all | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- apparmor VendorAppArmor Affected all Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apparmor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.13.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.12; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:apparmor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.13.10; 3.0.0 to before 3.0.12; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.6 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-1585
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gpv3-8hmx-cqqf
References
More AppArmor vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-04292 An issue was discovered in AppArmor before 2.12. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
Sources
- CVE-2016-1585 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-1585 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gpv3-8hmx-cqqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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