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

high Nessus Plugin ID 19922

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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 root privileges by calling 'umount -r' on a removable device.

The updated packages have been patched to ensure that '-r' can only be called by the root user.

Solution

Update the affected losetup, mount and / or util-linux packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 19922

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2005-167.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 10/5/2005

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:losetup, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:mount, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:util-linux, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.0, cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:10.1, x-cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:le2005

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/20/2005

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2005-2876

MDKSA: 2005:167

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