Summary
The remote host is missing an update as announced
via advisory SSA:2005-255-01.
Solution
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/410333
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=SSA:2005-255-01
Insight
New util-linux packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1, and -current to fix a security issue with umount. A bug in the '-r' option could allow flags in /etc/fstab to be improperly dropped on user-mountable volumes, allowing a user to gain root privileges.
Severity
Classification
-
CVE CVE-2005-2876 -
CVSS Base Score: 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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