DSA-1449-1 loop-aes-utils -- programming error

Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1449-1 loop-aes-utils -- programming error

Date Reported:

05 Jan 2008

Affected Packages:

loop-aes-utils

Vulnerable:

Yes

Security database references:

In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2007-5191.

More information:

It was discovered that loop-aes-utils, tools for mounting and manipulating filesystems, didn't drop privileged user and group permissions in the correct order in the mount and umount commands. This could potentially allow a local user to gain additional privileges.

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12p-4sarge2.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 2.12r-15+etch4.

We recommend that you upgrade your loop-aes-utils package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2.dsc

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p.orig.tar.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2.diff.gz

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_alpha.deb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_ia64.deb

Motorola 680x0:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_m68k.deb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_mips.deb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_mipsel.deb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_powerpc.deb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_s390.deb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12p-4sarge2_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4.diff.gz

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4.dsc

Alpha:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_alpha.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_alpha.udeb

AMD64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_amd64.udeb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_amd64.deb

ARM:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_arm.udeb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_arm.deb

HP Precision:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_hppa.udeb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_hppa.deb

Intel IA-32:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_i386.udeb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_i386.deb

Intel IA-64:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_ia64.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_ia64.udeb

Big-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_mips.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_mips.udeb

Little-endian MIPS:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_mipsel.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_mipsel.udeb

PowerPC:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_powerpc.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_powerpc.udeb

IBM S/390:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_s390.deb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_s390.udeb

Sun Sparc:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/mount-aes-udeb_2.12r-15+etch4_sparc.udeb

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/loop-aes-utils/loop-aes-utils_2.12r-15+etch4_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.