Debian Security Advisory DSA 823-1 - David Watson discovered a bug in mount as provided by util-linux and other packages such as loop-aes-utils that allows local users to bypass filesystem access restrictions by re-mounting it read-only.
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Debian Security Advisory DSA 823-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze
September 29th, 2005 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : util-linux
Vulnerability : privilege escalation
Problem type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CAN-2005-2876
Debian Bug : 328141 329063
David Watson discoverd a bug in mount as provided by util-linux and
other packages such as loop-aes-utils that allows local users to
bypass filesystem access restrictions by re-mounting it read-only.
For the old stable distribution (woody) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.11n-7woody1.
For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12p-4sarge1.
For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in
version 2.12p-8.
We recommend that you upgrade your loop-aes-utils package.
Upgrade Instructions
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wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.
If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:
apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages
You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.
Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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Source archives:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 641 fce635015061f5d46813f8592a40d4c6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 50075 cf65f5247eb2804b2a50f9194e68cb90
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 1442534 8abef2ae7e95177f5253ed4535e074c1
Architecture independent components:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux-locales_2.11n-7woody1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 650386 a4be44b838e54364ddf1f173221744f5
Alpha architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 42090 47783226e3c34c116eb07b37d1210d1c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 125614 5ded5ce9534da343bc1f2d1932b1dad2
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 389870 25f9bbe360817774d353ff4b0867c1d3
ARM architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 38952 d27109fd1a530f9645abc7a49782d2a3
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 99214 9c97a96648eb0e2de9807ed6ebf28273
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 336014 b0a323657cbac6753dbfb2f8702f97e3
Intel IA-32 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39666 6ad1c919266183bc2d9b72900dcacd32
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 99486 7c46ddd1c0344fef3b1bdb73b49479d6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 330128 d6e5c87bb8e250d6fb25c42ea4bcabd4
Intel IA-64 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 44814 ccd30f34220f611839f6af3804994f35
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 141200 2665d0a3d0c4e4c44379cf72f6da820e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 450054 fd182f5abb1f7e5e8e0e7b2c9b7063b8
HP Precision architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 40848 6ac5aeb7c1f65b14668cf2f25b33dea2
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 114886 74597c0f5942039cf0adbc3c6b5fa34d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 367094 4933cae4c4cb1e01ced24d52f3e9b2b0
Motorola 680x0 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39170 62f8cac276d09b134c0a62c42563ab51
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 96928 51eb3ba6a32e35ee5e7db83eec7436bf
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 203656 937a79d72ea795195c6b761a5aea7bb6
Big endian MIPS architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39846 94fa3b3bf56f6d63066603acbbcc3d43
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 112544 8493e3d4ee5ac8037a51f30baf2e197b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 348288 d1f62cda038b511e5df00f7850fecd94
Little endian MIPS architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39706 508586755e53ed64c3aa32455b0f0b6c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 112684 2e7fd13c29633ce39676f63932b0fc8d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 347824 c6244afdec75eb663065aa13fa7bdeda
PowerPC architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 39288 96bec0efd657e08892a27c10e2aeb33f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 102562 2a5d7040ab0372bdfbeeacabcd3f6b8b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 339450 0046286fb461e613f10e51f29980abb3
IBM S/390 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 40426 b8bbe428e0dcab555753d427112afab6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 106674 62cf3121f0096637cfad9f0b6f42c750
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 190018 9130482d45c4d70d75729c75fce92daa
Sun Sparc architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.11n-7woody1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 46030 8ff343a6e95a5b3f1894b849c328da2e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.11n-7woody1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 113674 744e3c6ebe8ce757f9f8fe6947a9db4a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-7woody1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 273234 bb59545a02d0b7570fb34a4fd12b2c68
Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge
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Source archives:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 712 9341316ba59e695a6bc89cd9ecda5f65
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 73184 777c64bed4a63496ec05456ccf234bcd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 2001658 d47e820f6880c21c8b4c0c7e8a7376cc
Architecture independent components:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux-locales_2.12p-4sarge1_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 1078722 5f5e4513c74e6cb5262b4ac976881eb0
Alpha architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 68950 bb19eb9abe0bc1277e3dd2313b8f4153
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 159648 f1636230b6f4523f80edc78aa57ba2aa
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 439592 cdaad3d4d275315f03bd304c9d414faf
AMD64 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 67222 26b68625dda4c3736124a14543347ebd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 146038 b8f5b355beb87bc3637861fc526c6d85
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_amd64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 400974 361df6632f69bac77bf290f5ab9a0f71
ARM architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65290 4efd973f621a30865f70cfcbb70473df
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 136262 018f40934ba15fb5e20a0c625f8eb9b9
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 386952 cdb739cf88a719d3f74b2519f7ed8abc
Intel IA-32 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65606 8339484e18bf9d4e491c73bc2a9b6a76
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 139460 544996c905c84f9cdaef5bc4d0eefb10
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 378306 93e989d714a489a8d5ddee64b33c6e90
Intel IA-64 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 71536 a088766c3e795b062a612dc6d72a5c70
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 173796 5b3790cc40b6e8d1663d6deef0ccab1c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 507240 c5145ec21236d9070a7a6336a980a89e
HP Precision architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 67900 20a19565eb92558559c0adf23c4c2d0f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 149158 29252ec2808c4d83e2479a33f11ae1a8
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 423080 322a7f09ca9f9a237413dc773569c012
Motorola 680x0 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65550 7596fb004730584bffca201e249ab649
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 129726 6feecfc0d82581bc412ee9a438e1a29e
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 242620 60cccf944698d0a8745374e235289604
Big endian MIPS architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 71096 027aa05d9700dd5af662b781dcd9775b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 149458 eeaf4aa326ae1b7564b2dda793734068
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 453900 69552406024cc032c557c524e783582f
Little endian MIPS architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 71010 2326040662acc0699d767bae3bebd39f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 150020 1e48ae6712dce580678651ec91663e8b
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 453972 e533c8ac5d80dbe2b7c70daf18085af7
PowerPC architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65978 05e9556e5750e669bec851420ab8f33f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 147196 41bf9664a9d41b42feb3ecad65d301ed
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 406370 1c2d8185c20990c83c17167520a069a5
IBM S/390 architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 67110 6e0c2effc303c52f8ee6af6c2000d474
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 145748 11b35f1e0d8195a764ce017c2b1dc219
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 379132 b389239d7f14c30cd020254975ae9b7e
Sun Sparc architecture:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/bsdutils_2.12p-4sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 65416 57c00592da329cec3c1ebdc1630a671f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/mount_2.12p-4sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 138136 12581a557519b123e3177e37877e2b0f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.12p-4sarge1_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 274442 5f93b33ea1f6372e244c3c8dcc95a062
These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
its next update.
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For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp: ftp://security.debian.org/debian-security dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
Package info: `apt-cache show <pkg>' and http://packages.debian.org/<pkg>
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