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USN-533-1: util-linux vulnerability

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USN-533-1: util-linux vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/04/2007
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
11/06/2020

Description

mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-mount

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