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CVE-2021-3995

Published: Aug 23, 2022

Modified: Aug 3, 2024

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Description

A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker to unmount FUSE filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a UID that is a prefix of the UID of the attacker in its string form. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	util-linux	affected `Fixed in util-linux v2.37.3`

Weaknesses (CWE)

References

https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.3-ReleaseNotes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/2

https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/57202f5713afa2af20ffbb6ab5331481d0396f8d

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024631https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3995

[oss-security] 20221130 Race condition in snap-confine's must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() (CVE-2022-3328)

mailing-list

20221208 Race condition in snap-confine's must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() (CVE-2022-3328)

mailing-list

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0002/

vendor-advisory

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