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Package details: pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.28.1-1ubuntu1
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Next non-vulnerable version 2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2
Latest non-vulnerable version 2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2
Risk 3.9
Vulnerabilities affecting this package (4)
Vulnerability Summary Fixed by
VCID-48cm-kxb5-aaag
Aliases:
CVE-2016-2779
runuser in util-linux allows local users to escape to the parent session via a crafted TIOCSTI ioctl call, which pushes characters to the terminal's input buffer.
2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-n9v7-sg5s-aaac
Aliases:
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CVE-2017-2616
fix)
regression
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.
2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.3
Affected by 3 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-xgvn-7emk-aaaj
Aliases:
CVE-2018-7738
In util-linux before 2.32-rc1, bash-completion/umount allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which is mishandled during a umount command (within Bash) by a different user, as demonstrated by logging in as root and entering umount followed by a tab character for autocompletion.
2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
VCID-xkfe-mpjz-aaap
Aliases:
CVE-2016-5011
The parse_dos_extended function in partitions/dos.c in the libblkid library in util-linux allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted MSDOS partition table with an extended partition boot record at zero offset.
2.33.1-0.1ubuntu2
Affected by 0 other vulnerabilities.
Vulnerabilities fixed by this package (0)
Vulnerability Summary Aliases
This package is not known to fix vulnerabilities.

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