WID-SEC-W-2022-2246

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util-linux: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

view advisory published 2018-07-26

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in util-linux ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

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CVE-2018-7738UShigh7.8—
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 co…
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