MGASA-2018-0237

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    MGASA-2018-0237

    Published: 16 May 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-7738

    Summary: Updated util-linux packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: A command injection flaw was found in the way util-linux implements umount autocompletion in Bash. An attacker with the ability to mount a filesystem with custom mount points may execute arbitrary commands on behalf of the user who triggers the umount autocompletion (CVE-2018-7738).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0237.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22726, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/N76EQ5XFDZ7L4B2EBFLEF5PK476OERQB/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/util-linux?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.28.2-2.1.mga6

    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