CVE-2013-0157

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    CVE-2013-0157

    Published: 21 Jan 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: (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.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0517.html, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:154, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892330, http://bugs.debian.org/697464, http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=135749410312247&w=2, http://osvdb.org/88953

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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