MGASA-2014-0517

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    MGASA-2014-0517

    Published: 9 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-9114

    Summary: Updated util-linux packages fix CVE-2014-9114

    Details: Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability: Sebastian Krahmer reported a command injection flaw in blkid. This could possibly result in command execution with root privileges (CVE-2014-9114). The util-linux package has been updated to version 2.24.2 and patched to fix this issue and other bugs.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0517.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14727, ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.24/v2.24.1-ReleaseNotes, ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.24/v2.24.2-ReleaseNotes, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145188.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/util-linux?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.24.2-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    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