CVE-2005-3531

NameCVE-2005-3531
Descriptionfusermount in FUSE before 2.4.1, if installed setuid root, allows local users to corrupt /etc/mtab and possibly modify mount options by performing a mount over a directory whose name contains certain special characters.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDTSA-27-1
Debian Bugs340398

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
fuse (PTS)bullseye2.9.9-5fixed
bookworm2.9.9-6fixed
sid, trixie2.9.9-9fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
fusesourceetch2.3.0-4.2etch1DTSA-27-1
fusesource(unstable)2.4.1-0.1low340398

Notes

[sarge] - fuse <no-dsa> (Minor local DoS)
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