CVE-2013-0157

Description

(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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.058

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libblkid-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libblkid-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libblkid-devel-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libblkid-devel-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libuuid-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libuuid-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libuuid-devel-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update libuuid-devel-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update util-linux-ng-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update uuidd-2.17.2-12.9.el6.i686.rpmLinux
(RHSA-2013:0517) Low: util-linux-ng security, bug fix and enhancement update uuidd-2.17.2-12.9.el6.x86_64.rpmLinux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234