util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update

2.17.2-12.9 - fix 892471 - CVE-2013-0157 mount folder existence information disclosure 2.17.2-12.8 - fix 679833 - RFE tailf should support - fix 719927 - RFE add adjtimex --compare functionality to hwclock - fix 730272 - losetup does not warn if backing file is 512 bytes - fix 730891 - document...

Multiple CSRF vulnerabilities - ownCloud

Multiple cross-site request forgery CSRF vulnerabilities in ownCloud 4.5.6 and 4.0.11 and all prior versions before allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication for users via the “lat” and “lng” POST parameters to guesstimezone.php in /apps/calendar/ajax/settings/ CVE-2013-0299 Commits:...

util-linux: mount folder existence information disclosure

a mount and b umount in util-linux 2.14.1, 2.17.2, and probably other versions allow local users to determine the existence of restricted directories by 1 using the --guess-fstype command-line option or 2 attempting to mount a non-existent device, which generates different error messages dependin...

Server: Code execution in external storage

Due to not sufficiently sanitizing the user input in "settings/personal.php" in ownCloud 4.5.x before 4.5.6 an authenticated remote attackers may be able to execute arbitrary code by entering special crafted PHP code in the mount point settings. For more information please consult the official...

CentOS 5 : autofs (CESA-2013:0132)

An updated autofs package that fixes one security issue, several bugs, and adds one enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System CVSS base score, which giv...

autofs: denial of service when using an LDAP-based automount map

Unspecified vulnerability in autofs, as used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux RHEL 5, allows local users to cause a denial of service autofs crash and delayed mounts or prevent "mount expiration" via unspecified vectors related to "using an LDAP-based automount map."...

DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1833

Race condition in the ecryptfsmount function in fs/ecryptfs/main.c in the eCryptfs subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.1 allows local users to bypass intended file permissions via a mount.ecryptfsprivate mount with a mismatched uid...

Fedora Update for cifs-utils FEDORA-2012-10421

Check for the Version of cifs-utils OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for cifs-utils FEDORA-2012-10421 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under...

DEBIAN-CVE-2012-1586

mount.cifs in cifs-utils 2.6 allows local users to determine the existence of arbitrary files or directories via the file path in the second argument, which reveals their existence in an error message...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-29 (mount-cifs)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201206-29. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $ Description: Auto generated from Gentoo's XML based advisory Authors: Thomas Reinke Copyright: Copyright c 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com Text descriptions are largely excerpted fr...

Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201206-29 (mount-cifs)

The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 201206-29. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 E-Soft Inc. Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only...

Fedora Update for ecryptfs-utils FEDORA-2012-11049

Check for the Version of ecryptfs-utils OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Fedora Update for ecryptfs-utils FEDORA-2012-11049 Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify ...

[SECURITY] Fedora 16 Update: ecryptfs-utils-99-1.fc16

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs...

[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: ecryptfs-utils-99-1.fc17

eCryptfs is a stacked cryptographic filesystem that ships in Linux kernel versions 2.6.19 and above. This package provides the mount helper and supporting libraries to perform key management and mount functions. Install ecryptfs-utils if you would like to mount eCryptfs...

Mandriva Update for util-linux MDVSA-2012:083 (util-linux)

Check for the Version of util-linux OpenVAS Vulnerability Test Mandriva Update for util-linux MDVSA-2012:083 util-linux Authors: System Generated Check Copyright: Copyright c 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modif...

Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL4.x i386/x86_64

This update fixes the following security issues : - a flaw was found in the Realtek r8169 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel. pciunmapsingle presented a memory leak that could lead to IOMMU space exhaustion and a system crash. An attacker on the local network could trigger this flaw by using jum...

Scientific Linux Security Update : glibc on SL4.x i386/x86_64 (20120213)

The glibc packages contain the standard C libraries used by multiple programs on the system. These packages contain the standard C and the standard math libraries. Without these two libraries, a Linux system cannot function properly. An integer overflow flaw, leading to a heap-based buffer...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ecryptfs-utils on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64

eCryptfs is a stacked, cryptographic file system. It is transparent to the underlying file system and provides per-file granularity. The setuid mount.ecryptfsprivate utility allows users to mount an eCryptfs file system. This utility can only be run by users in the 'ecryptfs' group. A race...

Scientific Linux Security Update : sysstat on SL5.x i386/x86_64

The sysstat package contains a set of utilities which enable system monitoring of disks, network, and other I/O activity. It was found that the sysstat initscript created a temporary file in an insecure way. A local attacker could use this flaw to create arbitrary files via a symbolic link attack...

Scientific Linux Security Update : ecryptfs-utils on SL5.x i386/x86_64

These updated ecryptfs-utils packages have been upgraded to upstream version 75, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. In addition, these packages provide a graphical program to help configure and use eCryptfs. To start this program, run the command :...