vulnerability
Alpine Linux: CVE-2021-3996: Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Aug 23, 2022 | Aug 22, 2024 | Dec 5, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Added
Aug 22, 2024
Modified
Dec 5, 2025
Description
A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows a local user on a vulnerable system to unmount other users' filesystems that are either world-writable themselves (like /tmp) or mounted in a world-writable directory. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.
Solution
alpine-linux-upgrade-util-linux
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