Author: neilm Date: 2006-01-20 11:24:15 +0000 (Fri, 20 Jan 2006) New Revision: 3325
Added: data/DTSA/advs/27-fuse.adv Log: Fuse DTSA (DTSA-27-1) Added: data/DTSA/advs/27-fuse.adv =================================================================== --- data/DTSA/advs/27-fuse.adv 2006-01-20 10:42:19 UTC (rev 3324) +++ data/DTSA/advs/27-fuse.adv 2006-01-20 11:24:15 UTC (rev 3325) @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +source: fuse +date: Janurary 20th, 2006 +author: Neil McGovern +vuln-type: potential data corruption when installed seduid root +problem-scope: local +debian-specifc: no +cve: CVE-2005-3531 +vendor-advisory: +testing-fix: 2.3.0-4.2etch1 +sid-fix: 2.4.1-0.1 +upgrade: apt-get upgrade + +Thomas Biege discovered that fusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed +setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount +options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain +special characters + +Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service if mount options +become unusable. An attacker can also exploit this issue to add arbitrary mount +points that could grant the attacker read and possibly write access to +otherwise restricted or privileged mount points. Other attacks are also +possible. _______________________________________________ Secure-testing-commits mailing list Secure-testing-commits@lists.alioth.debian.org http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/secure-testing-commits
