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ELSA-2012-0307 Low: Oracle Linux util-linux security, bug fix, and enhancement update

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ELSA-2012-0307 Low: Oracle Linux util-linux security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
04/09/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/23/2012
Modified
07/04/2017

Description

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-util-linux

References

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