QID 354387

Date Published: 2022-12-21

QID 354387: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for util-linux : ALAS2022-2022-099

A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a fuse filesystem.
This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker to unmount fuse filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a uid that is a prefix of the uid of the attacker in its string form.
An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems. (
( CVE-2021-3995) a logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a fuse filesystem.
This flaw allows a local user on a vulnerable system to unmount other users' filesystems that are either world-writable themselves (like /tmp) or mounted in a world-writable directory.
( CVE-2021-3996) a flaw was found in the linux kernel's util-linux chfn and chsh utilities when compiled with readline support.
The readline library uses an "inputrc" environment variable to get a path to the library config file.
When the library cannot parse the specified file, it prints an error message containing data from the file.
This flaw allows an unprivileged user to read root-owned files, potentially leading to privilege escalation. (
( CVE-2022-0563)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 1.9 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2022-2022-099 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
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