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[Bug libc/19563] New: Missing escaping of backslashes in addmntent
- From: "fweimer at redhat dot com" <sourceware-bugzilla at sourceware dot org>
- To: glibc-bugs at sourceware dot org
- Date: Thu, 04 Feb 2016 06:59:02 +0000
- Subject: [Bug libc/19563] New: Missing escaping of backslashes in addmntent
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19563
Bug ID: 19563
Summary: Missing escaping of backslashes in addmntent
Product: glibc
Version: 2.24
Status: NEW
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: libc
Assignee: unassigned at sourceware dot org
Reporter: fweimer at redhat dot com
CC: drepper.fsp at gmail dot com
Target Milestone: ---
Flags: security+
The encode_name macro, used by addmntent, did not escape backslashes, allowing
unprivileged users to create crafted /etc/mtab entries on some systems.
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