GLSA 200509-15: util-linux: umount command validation error
Severity: | high |
Title: | util-linux: umount command validation error |
Date: | 09/20/2005 |
Bugs: |
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ID: | 200509-15 |
Synopsis
A command validation error in umount can lead to an escalation of privileges.Background
util-linux is a suite of useful Linux programs including umount, a program used to unmount filesystems.
Affected packages
Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
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sys-apps/util-linux | < 2.12q-r3 | >= 2.12q-r3 | All supported architectures |
Description
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 the '-r' option, the read-only bit is set, while other bits, such as nosuid or nodev, are not set, even if they were previously.
Impact
An unprivileged user facing nosuid or nodev restrictions can umount -r a filesystem clearing those bits, allowing applications to be executed suid, or have device nodes interpreted. In the case where the user can freely modify the contents of the filesystem, privilege escalation may occur as a custom program may execute with suid permissions.
Workaround
Two workarounds exist, first, the suid bit can be removed from the umount utility, or users can be restricted from mounting and unmounting filesystems in /etc/fstab.
Resolution
All util-linux users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/util-linux-2.12q-r3"
References
Availability
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License
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