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Package "util-linux"

Name: util-linux

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This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • tool to run a program with different Linux privilege settings
Latest version: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7
Release: bionic (18.04)
Level: security
Repository: universe

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base main 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3
base universe 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3
security main 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7
updates main 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7
updates universe 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7

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Version: 2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7 2020-09-17 12:06:16 UTC

  util-linux (2.31.1-0.4ubuntu3.7) bionic-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: privilege escalation via bash completion umount script
    - debian/patches/CVE-2018-7738.patch: use findmnt, escape a space in
      paths in bash-completion/umount.
    - CVE-2018-7738

 -- Marc Deslauriers <email address hidden> Wed, 16 Sep 2020 14:43:15 -0400
CVE-2018-7738 In util-linux before 2.32-rc1, bash-completion/umount allows local users to gain privileges by embedding shell commands in a mountpoint name, which i


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