Linux Util Linux vulnerabilities

5 vulnerabilities

Known vulnerabilities in Linux Util Linux, newest first, with CVSS severity, EPSS, KEV listings, ransomware use and the affected versions.

7.5CVE-2008-1926debianutil-linux+3
EPSS score
3.87%
Argument injection vulnerability in login (login-utils/login.c) in util-linux-ng 2.14 and earlier makes it easier for remote attackers to hide activities by modifying portions of log events, as demonstrated by appending an "addr=" statement to the login name, aka "audit log injection."3.3CVE-2011-1675debianutil-linux+2
EPSS score
0.40%
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.3.3CVE-2011-1676ubuntuutil-linux+1
EPSS score
0.49%
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via multiple invocations.4.6CVE-2011-1677debianutil-linux+2
EPSS score
0.45%
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.5.5CVE-2017-2616debiancoreutils+51
EPSS score
0.28%
A race condition was found in util-linux before 2.32.1 in the way su handled the management of child processes. A local authenticated attacker could use this flaw to kill other processes with root privileges under specific conditions.