CVE-2005-2876
umount in util-linux 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1, and 2.13-pre2, and other packages such as loop-aes-utils, allows local users with unmount permissions to gain privileges via the -r (remount) option, which causes the file system to be remounted with just…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.43%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
umount in util-linux 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1, and 2.13-pre2, and other packages such as loop-aes-utils, allows local users with unmount permissions to gain privileges via the -r (remount) option, which causes the file system to be remounted with just the read-only flag, which effectively clears the nosuid, nodev, and other flags.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.43% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- andries brouwer/util-linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112656096125857&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17027
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17154
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101960-1
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-823
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-825
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_21_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/19369
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419774/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14816
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-184-1
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22241
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10921
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112656096125857&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112690609622266&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16785
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16988
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17004
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17027
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17133
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17154
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18502
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101960-1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.