[ANNOUNCE] util-linux v2.42.3

[Karel Zak]

The util-linux release v2.42.3 is now available at

  http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/v2.42

Feedback and bug reports, as always, are welcomed.

  Karel



util-linux 2.42.3 Release Notes
===============================

Security fixes:

 CVE-2026-76642 - mount(8) post-mount hooks execute after helper failure.
   When an external mount.<type> helper exits nonzero, post-mount hooks
   (X-mount.idmap, X-mount.owner/group/mode) still execute as if the
   mount had succeeded, allowing privileged operations on the
   pre-existing target filesystem.

 CVE-2026-78410 - mount(8) TOCTOU race on source path.
   In restricted (SUID, non-root) mode, the source path is
   canonicalized with realpath() as euid=0, following symlinks through
   user-writable directories.  Additionally, open_tree() follows
   symlinks in intermediate path components.  A local attacker can
   redirect a privileged mount or post-mount ownership change to an
   arbitrary path.

 CVE-2026-78409 - mount(8) X-mount.subdir symlink escape.
   The open_tree() call used to open a subdirectory on a detached mount
   follows symlinks in intermediate path components, allowing escape
   from the detached tree.

 CVE-2026-78408 - nsenter(1), unshare(1) file descriptor leak.
   File descriptors in nsenter and unshare were not created with
   O_CLOEXEC, potentially leaking them across exec.  Added O_CLOEXEC
   as defense in depth.

 wall(1), write(1) - hostname escape sequence injection.
   The CVE-2024-28085 fix sanitized only message bodies; the banner
   headers still interpolated the system hostname without sanitization.
   An unprivileged user can inject terminal escape sequences via a user
   namespace hostname.
   Additional fix for CVE-2024-28085.
   Reported-by: Skyler Ferrante

Changes between v2.42.2 and v2.42.3:

agetty:
    - fix spurious issue file reprinting on reload (by Karel Zak)

bitops:
    - avoid macro redefinition on macOS (by Karel Zak)

build-sys:
    - require lastlog.h for liblastlog2 (by WanBingjiang)

col:
    - guard c_width sign before size_t cast in BS branch (by Aizal Khan)
    - fix cur_col underflow on backspace over a wide char (by Aizal Khan)

disk-utils:
    - fix memory leak in execute function (by Tigran Sogomonian)

hexdump:
    - stop after stdout write errors (by WanBingjiang)

libblkid:
    - befs fix possible load of misaligned address (by Milan Broz)
    - befs fix possible too large shift (by Milan Broz)
    - dos fix 32-bit overflow in partition start/size [coverity CID 503517, 503518] (by Karel Zak)
    - (iso9660) fix out-of-bounds read of root dir record (by Aizal Khan)

libfdisk:
    - fix OOM on GPT with huge partition entries array (by Karel Zak)

lib/fileutils:
    - add ul_openat_resolve() openat2 wrapper (by Karel Zak)

libmount:
    - skip post-mount hooks after failed mount helper [CVE-2026-76642] (by Karel Zak)
    - pin source path with openat2() for restricted users [CVE-2026-78410] (by Karel Zak)
    - restrict source path canonicalization for non-root users [CVE-2026-78410] (by Karel Zak)
    - fix X-mount.subdir symlink following on detached tree [CVE-2026-78409] (by Karel Zak)
    - add mnt_open_tree() helper for safe tree opening (by Karel Zak)
    - fix DBG() macro use (by Karel Zak)
    - reuse existing act fd in mnt_update_start on ro retry (by wangrong)
    - properly end act file in mnt_free_update (by wangrong)
    - don't ignore "/" target in mount --all when target prefix is set (by Karel Zak)

lscpu:
    - remove mmu reference not available in stable/v2.42 (by Karel Zak)
    - add NULL guards for RISC-V ISA functions [coverity CID 503785] (by Karel Zak)

mbsalign:
    - check remaining buffer space before writing hex escapes (by aizu-m)

meson:
    - move header checks before component dependency resolution (by Karel Zak)
    - gate liblastlog2 on lastlog.h (by Thomas Weißschuh)

more:
    - fix out-of-bounds write in get_line() on invalid multibyte input (by logical-misha)

nsenter, unshare:
    - add O_CLOEXEC to all open() calls [CVE-2026-78408] (by Karel Zak)

pg:
    - fix out-of-bounds access past wbuf on a trailing tab (by logical-misha)

po:
    - merge changes (by Karel Zak)
    - update zh_CN.po (from translationproject.org) (by Boyuan Yang)
    - update tr.po (from translationproject.org) (by Emir SARI)
    - update es.po (from translationproject.org) (by Antonio Ceballos Roa)

po-man:
    - merge changes (by Karel Zak)
    - update pl.po (from translationproject.org) (by Michał Kułach)

tests:
    - (partx) settle udev before checking partition count (by Karel Zak)
    - kill/decode also strip RT0 from signal mask output (by Karel Zak)
    - test_scols_termreduce needs libsmartcols (by Adam Sampson)

unshare:
    - Fix --map-auto regression (by Chris Webb)

wall, write:
    - sanitize hostname in banner header (by Karel Zak)