Access Restriction Bypass Affecting libblkid package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4.4 medium
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Red Hat
4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBBLKID-3261319
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 2 Nov 2010

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libblkid.

NVD Description

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

Certain legacy functionality in fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier, when util-linux does not support the --no-canonicalize option, allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and unmount arbitrary directories via a symlink attack.