Package: util-linux Version: 2.12p-7 Severity: grave Tags: security patch Hi Lamont, Hi security team!
umount -r allows normal users to remove flags like "nosuid" or "noexec" from user-mountable volumes, which could be exploited to privilege escalation. Details are at http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=112656096125857&w=2 Ubuntu patch: http://patches.ubuntu.com/patches/util-linux.CAN-2005-2876.diff CAN-2005-2876 Martin -- Martin Pitt http://www.piware.de Ubuntu Developer http://www.ubuntu.com Debian Developer http://www.debian.org
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