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 an unprivileged local attacker to unmount FUSE filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a UID that is a prefix of the UID of the attacker in its string form. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.
CVE-2021-3995
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 54% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 5.5
- EG Score
- 5.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 30(Track)EG Risk 30/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity55% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 46.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 23, 2022
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024631https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3995
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/57202f5713afa2af20ffbb6ab5331481d0396f8d
- secalert@redhathttps://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.3-ReleaseNotes
- secalert@redhathttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-08
- secalert@redhathttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221209-0002/
- secalert@redhathttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/01/24/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024631https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3995
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/57202f5713afa2af20ffbb6ab5331481d0396f8d
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.37/v2.37.3-ReleaseNotes
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libuuid1 (2.34-0.1ubuntu9.3) @ focal | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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- Microsoft MSRCCVE-2021-39952025-10-02
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 an unprivileged local attacker to unmount FUSE filesystems that belong to certain other users who have a UID that is a prefix of the UID of the attacker in its string form. An attacker may use this flaw to cause a denial of service to applications that use the affected filesystems.
- UbuntuUSN-5279-1MEDIUM
util-linux vulnerabilities
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