CVE-2018-7738 (GCVE-0-2018-7738)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-03-06 22:00 – Updated: 2024-12-13 13:09
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Summary
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 is mishandled during a umount command (within Bash) by a different user, as demonstrated by logging in as root and entering umount followed by a tab character for autocompletion.
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CWE
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2018-03-06 00:00
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