CVE-2014-1421 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-1421?

CVE-2014-1421 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 25 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1421?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2014-1421?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-1421 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2014-1421 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1421 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-284v-wmgp-rgxg.