FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2010-3857 | FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1045-1 | FUSE vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1045-2 | util-linux update |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T03:26:11.877Z
Reserved: 2010-10-08T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2010-3879
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-01-22T22:00:02.927
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2010-3879
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN