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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:3926-1)

🗓️ 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The 'util-linux' package is affected by multiple non-security issues, including a crash loop in lscpu, possible segfault of umount -a, and mishandling of shell commands in a mountpoint name during a umount command

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.3926.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-7738");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-04-19 00:00:00 +0000 (Mon, 19 Apr 2021)");
  script_version("2025-08-15T15:42:25+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-08-15 15:42:25 +0000 (Fri, 15 Aug 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.2");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2018-03-29 16:11:43 +0000 (Thu, 29 Mar 2018)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:3926-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES12\.0SP3)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:3926-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20183926-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1072947");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1078662");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1080740");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1084300");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-November/004898.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'util-linux' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:3926-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for util-linux fixes the following issues:

This non-security issue was fixed:

- CVE-2018-7738: bash-completion/umount allowed local users to gain privileges
 by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which was mishandled during a
 umount command by a different user (bsc#1084300).

These non-security issues were fixed:

- Fixed crash loop in lscpu (bsc#1072947).
- Fixed possible segfault of umount -a
- Fixed mount -a on NFS bind mounts (bsc#1080740).
- Fixed lsblk on NVMe (bsc#1078662).");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'util-linux' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP3.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES12.0SP3") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid1", rpm:"libblkid1~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libblkid1-32bit", rpm:"libblkid1-32bit~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libfdisk1", rpm:"libfdisk1~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libmount1", rpm:"libmount1~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libmount1-32bit", rpm:"libmount1-32bit~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libsmartcols1", rpm:"libsmartcols1~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid1", rpm:"libuuid1~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libuuid1-32bit", rpm:"libuuid1-32bit~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"python-libmount", rpm:"python-libmount~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"util-linux", rpm:"util-linux~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"util-linux-lang", rpm:"util-linux-lang~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"util-linux-systemd", rpm:"util-linux-systemd~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"uuidd", rpm:"uuidd~2.29.2~3.12.1", rls:"SLES12.0SP3"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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