| Name | CVE-2005-2876 |
| Description | umount in util-linux 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1, and 2.13-pre2, and other packages such as loop-aes-utils, allows local users with unmount permissions to gain privileges via the -r (remount) option, which causes the file system to be remounted with just the read-only flag, which effectively clears the nosuid, nodev, and other flags. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-823-1, DSA-825-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 328141, 328626, 329063 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm | 2.38.1-5+deb12u2 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.40.2-12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loop-aes-utils | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge1 | medium | DSA-825-1 | |
| loop-aes-utils | source | (unstable) | 2.12p-9 | medium | 328626 | |
| util-linux | source | woody | 2.11n-7woody1 | high | DSA-823-1 | |
| util-linux | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge1 | high | DSA-823-1 | |
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.12p-8 | medium | 328141, 329063 |