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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-03-06T22:00:00

Updated: 2020-09-25T17:06:19

Reserved: 2018-03-06T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-7738

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-07T02:29:03.533

Modified: 2020-09-25T18:15:13.193


Link: CVE-2018-7738

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