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CVE-2021-3995

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 an unprivileged local attacker to unmount FUSE filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a UID that is a prefix of the UID of the attacker in its string form. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
introduced in 5fea669e9ef0a08804f72bb40f859f239f68c30a (v2.34)

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
util-linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal
Released (2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3)
impish
Released (2.36.1-8ubuntu2.2)
jammy
Released (2.37.2-4ubuntu2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (2.37.3-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/9c05f4b6bf62a20a64a8e5735c7f3dcf0229e895
upstream: https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/57202f5713afa2af20ffbb6ab5331481d0396f8d

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