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util-linux-ng: denial of service

Package(s):util-linux-ng CVE #(s):CVE-2011-1675 CVE-2011-1677
Created:December 7, 2011 Updated:May 29, 2012
Description: Vulnerabilities in the util-linux-ng package allow a local user with the ability to mount an unmount filesystems to corrupt the mtab file and leave a stale lock file around, interfering with others' ability to mount filesystems.
Alerts:
Scientific Linux SL-util-20111206 2011-12-06
Red Hat RHSA-2011:1691-03 2011-12-06
Red Hat RHSA-2012:0307-03 2012-02-21
Oracle ELSA-2012-0307 2012-03-07
Scientific Linux SL-util-20120321 2012-03-21
Mandriva MDVSA-2012:083 2012-05-29
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