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Bug 1534893 - RHEL7: util-linux: mount/unmount ASLR bypass via environment variable in libmount
RHEL7: util-linux: mount/unmount ASLR bypass via environment variable in libm...
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification: Red Hat
Component: util-linux (Show other bugs)
7.4
All Linux
low Severity low
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Assigned To: Karel Zak
Radka Skvarilova
impact=low,public=20180111,reported=2...
: Security
Depends On: 1534076 1534077
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Reported: 2018-01-16 03:45 EST by Karel Zak
Modified: 2018-04-10 13:28 EDT (History)
7 users (show)

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Fixed In Version: util-linux-2.23.2-50.el7
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Clone Of: 1534076
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Last Closed: 2018-04-10 13:27:15 EDT
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Tracker ID Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2018:0936 None None None 2018-04-10 13:28 EDT

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Description Karel Zak 2018-01-16 03:45:44 EST
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1534076 +++

Debugging of libmount can be activated, also in SUID binaries, thus spilling out the heap addresses. This allows to create a local domain socket with only 4k buffer size, fill it up until writes are blocking and then start umount with that socket as stdout. This allows race-free reading of the address output before umount accesses other user-controlled resource. Thus any error during the downstream procedure creating some kind of write-where vulnerability will always find the correct target.

References:
https://www.spinics.net/lists/util-linux-ng/msg14978.html

--- Additional comment from Laura Pardo on 2018-01-12 19:14:03 EST ---

Created util-linux tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1534077]
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2018-04-10 13:27:15 EDT
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:0936

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