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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2876

umount in util-linux 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1, and 2.13-pre2, and other packages such as loop-aes-utils, allows local users with unmount permissions to gain privileges via the -r (remount) option, which causes the file system to be remounted with just the read-only flag, which effectively clears the nosuid, nodev, and other flags.

Products
util-linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.12p-8
CVEs
CVE-2005-2876
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2876

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Sept 2005, 23:03 UTC

umount in util-linux 2.8 to 2.12q, 2.13-pre1, and 2.13-pre2, and other packages such as loop-aes-utils, allows local users with unmount permissions to gain privileges via the -r (remount) option, which causes the file system to be remounted with just the read-only flag, which effectively clears the nosuid, nodev, and other flags.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2876

util-linux

Fixed versions: 2.12p-8

util-linux

Fixed versions: 2.12p-8

util-linux

Fixed versions: 2.12p-8

Complete source record
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