Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11705
Revision Date:2014-06-23Version:20
Title:DSA-2063 pmount -- insecure temporary file
Description:Dan Rosenberg discovered that pmount, a wrapper around the standard mount program which permits normal users to mount removable devices without a matching /etc/fstab entry, creates files in /var/lock insecurely. A local attacker could overwrite arbitrary files utilising a symlink attack.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CVE-2010-2192
DSA-2063
Platform(s):Debian GNU/Linux 5.0
Product(s):pmount
Definition Synopsis
  • Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 is installed
  • AND Supported architectures section
  • Installed architecture is s390
  • OR Installed architecture is amd64
  • OR Installed architecture is sparc
  • OR Installed architecture is arm
  • OR Installed architecture is i386
  • OR Installed architecture is armel
  • OR Installed architecture is mips
  • OR Installed architecture is ia64
  • OR Installed architecture is alpha
  • OR Installed architecture is powerpc
  • OR Installed architecture is mipsel
  • OR Installed architecture is hppa
  • AND pmount is earlier than 0.9.18-2+lenny1
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