World-writable permissions on /dev/cuse character device in Debian fuse package

CVE-2016-1233 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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