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ELSA-2011-1241 Moderate: Oracle Linux ecryptfs-utils security update

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ELSA-2011-1241 Moderate: Oracle Linux ecryptfs-utils security update

Severity

CVSS

(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

09/01/2011

Created

07/25/2018

Added

12/20/2011

Modified

07/04/2017

Description

utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.

Solution(s)

oracle-linux-upgrade-ecryptfs-utils
oracle-linux-upgrade-ecryptfs-utils-devel
oracle-linux-upgrade-ecryptfs-utils-gui
oracle-linux-upgrade-ecryptfs-utils-python

References

https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2011-1831
CVE - 2011-1831
CVE - 2011-1832
CVE - 2011-1833
CVE - 2011-1834
CVE - 2011-1835
CVE - 2011-1837
Category I
V0033794
2012-A-0148
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-September/002321.html
http://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2011-September/002325.html

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