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Red Hat update for util-linux/mount

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SA17154

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Release Date:

2005-10-12

Popularity:

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Critical:

Less critical

Impact:

Privilege escalation

Where:

Local system

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

OS:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 2.1 for Itanium
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 for Itanium

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Description:
Red Hat has issued updates for util-linux and mount. These fix a security issue, which potentially can be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

For more information:
SA16785

This also fixes a vulnerability caused due to a hardlink error in the script command for RHEL 2.1, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to perform certain actions on a vulnerable system with escalated privileges.

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