CVE-2021-3996
Published: 1 February 2022
A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows a local user on a vulnerable system to unmount other users' filesystems that are either world-writable themselves (like /tmp) or mounted in a world-writable directory. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| sbeattie | introduced in 5fea669e9ef0a08804f72bb40f859f239f68c30a (v2.34) |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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util-linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
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| focal |
Released
(2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3)
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| impish |
Released
(2.36.1-8ubuntu2.2)
|
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| jammy |
Released
(2.37.2-4ubuntu2)
|
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.37.3-1)
|
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| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/166e87368ae88bf31112a30e078cceae637f4cdb |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |