Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1045-2
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
USN-1045-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FUSE. This update to util-linux adds support for new options required by the FUSE update.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that FUSE could be tricked into incorrectly updating the mtab file when mounting filesystems. A local attacker, with access to use FUSE, could unmount arbitrary locations, leading to a denial of service.
Affected
util-linux update on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 9.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 10.10
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2010-3879 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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