Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-2876
CVE-2005-2876
Description
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.
Affected products
25cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.10f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 24 more
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.10f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.10m:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.10p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11r:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11y:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11z:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12k:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12o:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12p:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.12q:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.13_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.13_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.8_12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.8.1_alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.9i:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.9w:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
20- marc.infonvd
- marc.infonvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16785nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/16988nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17004nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17027nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17133nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/17154nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/18502nvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-014.htmnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-823nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-825nvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_21_sr.htmlnvd
- www.osvdb.org/19369nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419774/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/14816nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-184-1nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22241nvd
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10921nvd
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