util-linux: unintentional grant of privileges by umount [LWN.net]

Package(s):

util-linux

CVE #(s):

CAN-2005-2876

Created:

September 13, 2005

Updated:

December 19, 2005

Description:

Linux umount command as provided in the util-linux package in versions 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1 and 2.13-pre2 grants root privileges. See this BugTraq post for more information.

Alerts:

Fedora-Legacy	FLSA:168326	2005-12-18
Red Hat	RHSA-2005:782-01	2005-10-11
SuSE	SUSE-SR:2005:021	2005-09-30
Debian	DSA-825-1	2005-09-29
Debian	DSA-823-1	2005-09-29
Mandriva	MDKSA-2005:167	2005-09-20
Gentoo	200509-15	2005-09-20
Ubuntu	USN-184-1	2005-09-19
Fedora	FEDORA-2005-886	2005-09-14
Fedora	FEDORA-2005-887	2005-09-14
Slackware	SSA:2005-255-02	2005-09-13

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