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Gentoo: 202110-05 Critical: util-linux Mount Privilege Escalation

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Calendar Grey September 20, 2005
Scroller Gentoo
Investigate how validation flaws in the umount command on Gentoo systems can create vulnerabilities for privilege escalation and outline necessary remediation steps.
A command validation error in umount can lead to an escalation of privileges.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200509-15 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: util-linux: umount command validation error Date: September 20, 2005 Bugs: #105805 ID: 200509-15

Synopsis ======= A command validation error in umount can lead to an escalation of privileges.
Background ========= util-linux is a suite of useful Linux programs including umount, a program used to unmount filesystems.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/util-linux < 2.12q-r3 >= 2.12q-r3
========== When a regular user mounts a filesystem, they are subject to restrictions in the /etc/fstab configuration file. David Watson discovered that when un...

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