In util-linux before 2.32-rc1, bash-completion/umount allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which is mishandled during a umount command (within Bash) by a different user, as demonstrated by logging in as root and entering umount followed by a tab character for autocompletion.
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DSA-4134-1 | util-linux security update |
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EUVD-2018-19453 | In util-linux before 2.32-rc1, bash-completion/umount allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which is mishandled during a umount command (within Bash) by a different user, as demonstrated by logging in as root and entering umount followed by a tab character for autocompletion. |
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USN-4512-1 | util-linux vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-12-13T13:09:22.233Z
Reserved: 2018-03-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-7738

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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-03-07T02:29:03.533
Modified: 2024-12-13T14:15:19.380
Link: CVE-2018-7738


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