USN-5279-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5279-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5279-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5279-1
Upstream
CVE (2)
Related
Published
2022-02-09T13:26:34Z
Modified
2026-04-22T10:36:59Z
Summary
util-linux vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that util-linux incorrectly handled unmounting FUSE filesystems. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to unmount FUSE filesystems belonging to other users.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / util-linux

Package

Name
util-linux
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/util-linux@2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3

Affected versions

2.*
2.34-0.1ubuntu2
2.34-0.1ubuntu4
2.34-0.1ubuntu5
2.34-0.1ubuntu6
2.34-0.1ubuntu7
2.34-0.1ubuntu8
2.34-0.1ubuntu9
2.34-0.1ubuntu9.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability":  "No subscription required",
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "binary_name":  "bsdutils",
            "binary_version":  "1:2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "fdisk",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libblkid1",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libfdisk1",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libmount1",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libsmartcols1",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "libuuid1",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "mount",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "rfkill",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "util-linux",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "util-linux-locales",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name":  "uuid-runtime",
            "binary_version":  "2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map
{
    "cves":  [
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2021-3995",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id":  "CVE-2021-3996",
            "severity":  [
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
                    "type":  "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score":  "medium",
                    "type":  "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem":  "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}
source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5279-1.json"