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CVE-2013-0157

N/A
Published: January 21, 2014 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorUtil Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

(a) mount and (b) umount in util-linux 2.14.1, 2.17.2, and probably other versions allow local users to determine the existence of restricted directories by (1) using the --guess-fstype command-line option or (2) attempting to mount a non-existent device, which generates different error messages depending on whether the directory exists.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/697464
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135749410312247&w=2
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
Source: [email protected]
http://osvdb.org/88953
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0517.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
Source: [email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:154
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892330

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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