Input validation error in Debian Linux - CVE-2012-3409
Published: December 20, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34949
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3409
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
ecryptfs-utils: suid helper does not restrict mounting filesystems with nosuid,nodev which creates a possible privilege escalation
Affected software
Debian Linux
How to mitigate CVE-2012-3409
Install update from vendor's website.
External References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/11/23
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/12/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/07/13/5
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2012-3409
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3409
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3409