Debian 9 Stretch DSA-4134-1 Moderate: Util-Linux Privilege Escalation
debian
March 10, 2018
Bjorn Bosselmann discovered that the umount bash completion from util-linux does not properly handle embedded shell commands in a mountpoint name
Summary
For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.29.2-1+deb9u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your util-linux packages.
For the detailed security status of util-linux please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/util-linux
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: util-linux
CVE ID: CVE-2018-7738
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