Debian Security Advisory
DSA-1450-1 util-linux -- programming error
- Date Reported:
- 05 Jan 2008
- Affected Packages:
- util-linux
- Vulnerable:
- Yes
- Security database references:
- In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5191.
- More information:
-
It was discovered that util-linux, miscellaneous system utilities, didn't drop privileged user and group permissions in the correct order in the mount and umount commands. This could potentially allow a local user to gain additional privileges.
For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12p-4sarge2.
For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12r-19etch1.
We recommend that you upgrade your util-linux package.
- Fixed in:
-
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p.orig.tar.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux-locales_2.12p-4sarge2_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.deb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.udeb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.deb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.deb
- Motorola 680x0:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_m68k.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_m68k.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.deb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.udeb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.udeb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.deb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.deb
Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)
- Source:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1.dsc
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1.diff.gz
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1.diff.gz
- Architecture-independent component:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux-locales_2.12r-19etch1_all.deb
- Alpha:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_alpha.deb
- AMD64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_amd64.deb
- ARM:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_arm.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_arm.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_arm.udeb
- HP Precision:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_hppa.deb
- Intel IA-32:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_i386.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_i386.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_i386.udeb
- Intel IA-64:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_ia64.deb
- Big-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_mips.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_mips.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_mips.udeb
- Little-endian MIPS:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_mipsel.deb
- PowerPC:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_powerpc.deb
- IBM S/390:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/cfdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_s390.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_s390.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_s390.udeb
- Sun Sparc:
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12r-19etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_sparc.udeb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12r-19etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12r-19etch1_sparc.deb
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/fdisk-udeb_2.12r-19etch1_sparc.udeb
MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.