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ScramDisk 4 Linux Privilege Escalation Security Issues
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA24903
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Release Date:
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2007-04-16
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Last Update:
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2007-04-18
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Popularity:
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4,818 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Privilege escalation
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | ScramDisk 4 Linux 1.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2007-2074
CVE-2007-2075
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Description:
Two security issues have been reported in ScramDisk 4 Linux. These can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
1) ScramDisk 4 Linux does not properly restrict users from mounting containers that include SUID root files, which can be exploited to gain escalated privileges.
2) ScramDisk 4 Linux does not properly restrict users from mounting containers over system directories, which can be exploited to gain escalated privileges.
The security issues are reported in versions prior to 1.0-1
Solution:
Update to version 1.0-1.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Hans-Ulrich Juettner
Changelog:
2007-04-18: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index....7&group_id=101952&atid=630783
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index....0&group_id=101952&atid=630783
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