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CVE-2007-0822 Detail

Description

umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allows local users to trigger a NULL dereference and application crash by invoking the program with a pathname for a USB pen drive that was mounted and then physically removed, which might allow the users to obtain sensitive information, including core file contents.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (02/09/2007)

Red Hat does not consider this issue to be a security vulnerability. On Red Hat Enterprise Linux processes that change their effective UID do not dump core by default when they receive a fatal signal. Therefore the NULL pointer dereference does not lead to an information leak.

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Hyperlink Resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html
http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/umount-bug/ Exploit 
http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/umount-bug/ Exploit 
http://osvdb.org/33652
http://osvdb.org/33652
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:053
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:053
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22850
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22850
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017729
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017729

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-0822
NVD Published Date:
02/07/2007
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE