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A util-linux security update has been released for Fedora 35.



SECURITY: Fedora 35 Update: util-linux-2.37.3-1.fc35


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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2022-9d02441b24
2022-02-05 01:21:20.735990
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Name : util-linux
Product : Fedora 35
Version : 2.37.3
Release : 1.fc35
URL :   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Util-linux
Summary : Collection of basic system utilities
Description :
The util-linux package contains a large variety of low-level system
utilities that are necessary for a Linux system to function. Among
others, Util-linux contains the fdisk configuration tool and the login
program.

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Update Information:

Security bugs in libmount, CVE-2021-3996 and CVE-2021-3995.
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Jan 24 2022 Karel Zak - 2.37.3-1
* upgrade to v2.37.3
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References:

[ 1 ] Bug #2024628 - CVE-2021-3996 util-linux: Unauthorized unmount of filesystems in libmount
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024628
[ 2 ] Bug #2024631 - CVE-2021-3995 util-linux: Unauthorized unmount of FUSE filesystems belonging to users with similar uid
  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2024631
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2022-9d02441b24' at the command
line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
  http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
  https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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