Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2007:0969
util-linux security update
Released 2007-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderate · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 losetup-2.11y-31.24, losetup-2.11y-31.24.i386, mount-2.11y-31.24 +3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1, util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1.i386, util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 losetup-2.11y-31.24, losetup-2.11y-31.24.i386, losetup-2.11y-31.24.ia64 +9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.i386, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.ia64 +1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1, util-linux-2.13-0.45.el5_1.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 losetup-2.11y-31.24, losetup-2.11y-31.24.i386, losetup-2.11y-31.24.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.i386, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 losetup-2.11y-31.24, losetup-2.11y-31.24.i386, losetup-2.11y-31.24.ia64 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.i386, util-linux-2.12a-17.el4_6.1.ia64
Fixes 1 record
Priority LOW 32
mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs.
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.0044 · Published 2007-10-04 · Fixed CWE-252
