OS Command Injection in umount - #VU28109
Published: May 20, 2020 / Updated: May 20, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28109
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of devices values in input rules. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted device value to the application that passes it directly to an exec call on the umount function and execute arbitrary code on the system
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
umount
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.