Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-533-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
Ludwig Nussel discovered that mount and umount did not properly drop privileges when using helper programs. Local attackers may be able to bypass security restrictions and gain root privileges using programs such as mount.nfs or mount.cifs.
Affected
util-linux vulnerability on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS ,
Ubuntu 6.10 ,
Ubuntu 7.04
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2007-5191 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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