Resource Management Errors Affecting util-linux-ng package, versions <0:2.17.2-12.4.el6


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-UTILLINUXNG-2462581
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Apr 2011

Introduced: 10 Apr 2011

CVE-2011-1675  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 util-linux-ng to version 0:2.17.2-12.4.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2011-1691.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux-ng package and not the util-linux-ng package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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