CVE-2013-0157

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-0157
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-01-21 18:55:09 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000580000 probability, percentile 0.179010000 (date 2026-05-03)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Kernel Util-linux 2.14.1 All All All
Application Kernel Util-linux 2.17.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:154 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Bug 892330 – CVE-2013-0157 util-linux: mount folder existence information disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
osvdb.org/88953 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
#697464 - CVE-2013-0157: mount/umount leak information about existence of folders - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: mount/umount leak information about existence of folders' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
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