util-vserver restrictions bypass

All unknown capacities are allowed by default...

[SECURITY] [DSA 1011-1] New kernel-patch-vserver packages fix root exploit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 1011-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 21st, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 1011-1] New kernel-patch-vserver packages fix root exploit

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 1011-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze March 21st, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

DSA-1011-1 kernel-patch-server, util-vserver - missing attribute support

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Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : util-linux vulnerability (USN-184-1)

David Watson discovered that 'umount -r' removed some restrictive mount options like the 'nosuid' flag. If /etc/fstab contains user-mountable removable devices which specify the 'nosuid' flag which is common practice for such devices, a local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary...

CVE-2005-4418

util-vserver before 0.30.208-1 with kernel-patch-vserver before 1.9.5.5 and 2.x before 2.3 for Debian GNU/Linux sets a default policy that trusts unknown capabilities, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities...

CVE-2005-4347

The Linux 2.4 kernel patch in kernel-patch-vserver before 1.9.5.5 and 2.x before 2.3 for Debian GNU/Linux does not correctly set the "chroot barrier" with util-vserver, which allows attackers to access files on the host system that are outside of the vserver...

CVE-2005-4418

util-vserver before 0.30.208-1 with kernel-patch-vserver before 1.9.5.5 and 2.x before 2.3 for Debian GNU/Linux sets a default policy that trusts unknown capabilities, which could allow local users to conduct unauthorized activities...

RHEL 4 : util-linux and mount (RHSA-2005:782)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2005:782 advisory. The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. The mount...

losetup, mount, util security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2005:782-01 Updated util-linux and mount packages that fix two security issues are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The util-linux package contains a large variety of...

losetup, mount, util security update

CentOS Errata and Security Advisory CESA-2005:782 Updated util-linux and mount packages that fix two security issues are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level...

Moderate: Red Hat Security Advisory: util-linux and mount security update

Updated util-linux and mount packages that fix two security issues are now available. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system utilities that are necessary for a Linux...

security flaw

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...

security flaw

script command in the util-linux package before 2.11n allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files by setting a hardlink from the typescript log file to any file on the system, then having root execute the script command...

GLSA-200509-15 : util-linux: umount command validation error

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200509-15 util-linux: umount command validation error When a regular user mounts a filesystem, they are subject to restrictions in the /etc/fstab configuration file. David Watson discovered that when unmounting a filesystem with t...

Debian DSA-823-1 : util-linux - privilege escalation

David Watson discovered 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. %NASLMINLEVEL 70300 C Tenable Network Security, Inc. The descriptive text and package checks in...

Slackware 10.0 / 10.1 / 8.1 / 9.0 / 9.1 / current : util-linux umount privilege escalation (SSA:2005-255-02)

New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with umount. A bug in the '-r' option could allow flags in /etc/fstab to be improperly dropped on user-mountable volumes, allowing a user to gain root privileges. %NASLMINLEVEL 7030...

Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : util-linux (MDKSA-2005:167)

David Watson disovered that the umount utility, when using the '-r' cpmmand, could remove some restrictive mount options such as 'nosuid'. IF /etc/fstab contained user-mountable removable devices that specified nosuid, a local attacker could exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary programs with ro...

[SECURITY] [DSA 825-1] New loop-aes-utils packages fix privilege escalation

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 825-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze September 29th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...

[SECURITY] [DSA 823-1] New util-linux packages fix privilege escalation

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA 823-1 [email protected] http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze September 29th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq -...