Debian Security Advisory DSA 823-1 (util-linux) addresses a vulnerability in mount utility allowing local users to bypass filesystem access restrictions
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 36 |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Debian Security Advisory DSA 825-1 (loop-aes-utils) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-823-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for util-linux | 10 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | SLES9: Security update for util-linux | 10 Oct 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2005-255-02) | 10 Sep 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-255-02 util-linux umount | 11 Sep 201200:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-825-1) | 17 Jan 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-15 (util-linux) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-15 (util-linux) | 24 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | CAN-2005-2876 | 23 Feb 202417:54 | – | cve |
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: deb_823_1.nasl 6616 2017-07-07 12:10:49Z cfischer $
# Description: Auto-generated from advisory DSA 823-1
#
# Authors:
# Thomas Reinke <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2007 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com
# Text descriptions are largerly excerpted from the referenced
# advisory, and are Copyright (c) the respective author(s)
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2,
# as published by the Free Software Foundation
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
#
include("revisions-lib.inc");
tag_solution = "For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12p-4sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12p-8.
We recommend that you upgrade your loop-aes-utils package.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%20823-1";
tag_summary = "The remote host is missing an update to util-linux
announced via advisory DSA 823-1.
David Watson discoverd a bug in mount as provided by util-linux and
other packages such as loop-aes-utils that allows local users to
bypass filesystem access restrictions by re-mounting it read-only.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.11n-7woody1.";
if(description)
{
script_id(55486);
script_version("$Revision: 6616 $");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-07-07 14:10:49 +0200 (Fri, 07 Jul 2017) $");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-01-17 23:03:37 +0100 (Thu, 17 Jan 2008)");
script_bugtraq_id(14816);
script_cve_id("CVE-2005-2876");
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_name("Debian Security Advisory DSA 823-1 (util-linux)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2005 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com");
script_family("Debian Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/debian_linux", "ssh/login/packages");
script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
#
# The script code starts here
#
include("pkg-lib-deb.inc");
res = "";
report = "";
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"util-linux-locales", ver:"2.11n-7woody1", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bsdutils", ver:"2.11n-7woody1", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mount", ver:"2.11n-7woody1", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"util-linux", ver:"2.11n-7woody1", rls:"DEB3.0")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"util-linux-locales", ver:"2.12p-4sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"bsdutils", ver:"2.12p-4sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"mount", ver:"2.12p-4sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if ((res = isdpkgvuln(pkg:"util-linux", ver:"2.12p-4sarge1", rls:"DEB3.1")) != NULL) {
report += res;
}
if (report != "") {
security_message(data:report);
} else if (__pkg_match) {
exit(99); # Not vulnerable.
}
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