fuse: udev rule creates world-writeable /dev/cuse
Published Jan 26, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.37%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Running on/with
- 8.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
fuse
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
fuse
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
fuse
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | fuse | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | fuse | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | fuse | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00369) | 28.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00030) | 5.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3451 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1233 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301011 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1233
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1233
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3451 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1233 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1301011 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1233 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1233 |
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