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CVE-2021-3996

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2022-08-23 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

A logic error was found in the libmount library of util-linux in the function that allows an unprivileged user to unmount a FUSE filesystem. This flaw allows a local user on a vulnerable system to unmount other users' filesystems that are either world-writable themselves (like /tmp) or mounted in a world-writable directory. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.

Affected Platforms

Kernel Util-LinuxFedoraproject Fedora

Weakness Type

CWE-552, CWE-552

References