CVE-2005-2876

CVE-2005-2876 affects util-linux (and related packages) up to 2.12q/2.13-pre versions; local users with unmount permissions can use remount (-r) to remount a filesystem read-only, clearing nosuid, nodev, and similar flags and enabling privilege escalation. Public advisories (Debian DSA-823-1, Gen...

CVE-2004-0080

The CVE-2004-0080 issue affects util-linux login (v2.11 and earlier) where a pointer after free is used, enabling potential leakage of sensitive data. Public references in the connected documents confirm an information-leak vulnerability in login and identify affected package families (util-linux...

CVE-2003-0094

CVE-2003-0094 affects Mandrake Linux 8.2/9.0 util-linux mcookie. The patch changed the entropy source from /dev/random to /dev/urandom, making mcookie output more predictable and potentially aiding certain attacks. The Nessus advisory notes the patch was removed in these updates, restoring a bett...

CVE-2006-7108

CVE-2006-7108 relates to util-linux (2.12a and later) where the login path can bypass authentication checks by skipping pam_acct_mgmt and pam_chauthtok when authentication is skipped (for example after Kerberos krlogin). Public advisories (RHSA-2007:0235, MDKSA-2007:111, CESA-2007:0235) describe ...

CVE-2001-1147

CVE-2001-1147 affects util-linux’s /bin/login PAM handling prior to version 2.11, where a static pwent buffer could be rewritten across PAM calls. In non-default configurations (notably with pam_limits), this could leak one user’s credentials to another. The advisories (Mandrake, Red Hat) documen...

CVE-2001-1175

CVE-2001-1175 : In vipw from the util-linux package, before version 2.10, editing /etc/shadow could leave the file world-readable in some cases, enabling local users to more easily perform brute-force password guessing. Supported details in connected docs show Red Hat advisories (RHSA-2001:95, 13...