util-linux — security advisory
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
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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