USN-1045-2: util-linux update

Releases

• Ubuntu 10.10
• Ubuntu 10.04
• Ubuntu 9.10
• Ubuntu 8.04

Packages

• util-linux -

Details

USN-1045-1 fixed vulnerabilities in FUSE. This update to util-linux adds
support for new options required by the FUSE update.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that FUSE could be tricked into incorrectly updating the
mtab file when mounting filesystems. A local attacker, with access to use
FUSE, could unmount arbitrary locations, leading to a denial of service.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 9.10

• mount - 2.16-1ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 8.04

• mount - 2.13.1-5ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 10.10

• mount - 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.10.10.1

Ubuntu 10.04

• mount - 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.10.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2010-3879

Related notices

• USN-1045-1: fuse-utils, fuse