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CVE-2013-0157

(a) mount and (b) umount in util-linux 2.14.1, 2.17.2, and probably other versions allow local users to determine the existence of restricte

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Summary

(a) mount and (b) umount in util-linux 2.14.1, 2.17.2, and probably other versions allow local users to determine the existence of restricted directories by (1) using the --guess-fstype command-line option or (2) attempting to mount a non-existent device, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 6

bugs.debian.org

osvdb.org

rhn.redhat.com

marc.info

mandriva.com

bugzilla.redhat.com