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>> Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Util-Linux Privilege Escalation Issue
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Title : Ubuntu Security Update Fixes Util-Linux Privilege Escalation Issue
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1780
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2876
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Low Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : No
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-09-19
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Ubuntu has released a security patch to correct a vulnerability identified in Util-Linux. This flaw is due to a design error in the "-r" option that improperly clears mounted-filesystem options, which could be exploited by malicious users to cause the nosuid, noexec, and nodev flags to be cleared, allowing them to gain root privileges. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2005-1728
Affected Products
Ubuntu 4.10
Ubuntu 5.04
Solution
Upgrade to version 2.12-7ubuntu6.1 (for Ubuntu 4.10), or 2.12p-2ubuntu2.2 (for Ubuntu 5.04).
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1780
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-184-1
ChangeLog
2005-09-19 : Initial release
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