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Gentoo: GLSA-200710-18 High: util-linux Local Escalation Risk

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Calendar Grey October 18, 2007
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Regional threats may exploit util-linux vulnerabilities to obtain administrative access. Update at once for protection.
The mount and umount programs might allow local attackers to gain root privileges.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200710-18 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: High Title: util-linux: Local privilege escalation Date: October 18, 2007 Bugs: #195390 ID: 200710-18

Synopsis ======= The mount and umount programs might allow local attackers to gain root privileges.
Background ========= util-linux is a suite of Linux programs including mount and umount, programs used to mount and unmount filesystems.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/util-linux < 2.12r-r8 >= 2.12r-r8
========== Ludwig Nussel discovered that the check_special_mountprog() and check_special_umountprog() functions call setuid() and setgid() in the wrong ord...

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