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author | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2025-01-11 23:22:40 +0100 |
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committer | Mounir IDRASSI <mounir.idrassi@idrix.fr> | 2025-01-14 14:59:45 +0100 |
commit | 078d1410dd3307956638d9c90f40ec15032ef01f (patch) | |
tree | 5b1bba6f7d7e9509a14642d9182b518ba40c8a2c /Translations/Language.fa.xml | |
parent | 2cca2e1dafa405addc3af8724baf8563f352ac1c (diff) | |
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Linux/FreeBSD: Prevent mounting volumes on system directories and PATH (CVE-2025-23021, reported by SivertPL @__tfr)
Added security checks to prevent mounting VeraCrypt volumes on system directories (like /usr/bin) or directories in the user's PATH, which could theoretically allow execution of malicious binaries instead of legitimate system binaries.
Key changes:
- Block mounting on protected system directories (/usr, /bin, /lib, etc.)
This restriction cannot be overridden
- Block mounting on directories present in user's PATH environment variable
This can be overridden with --allow-insecure-mount flag
- Add visual warnings (red border, "[INSECURE MODE]") when mounting on PATH directories is allowed
- Handle symlinks properly when checking paths
- Add new error messages for blocked mount points
To override PATH-based restrictions only (system directories remain protected):
veracrypt --allow-insecure-mount [options] volume mountpoint
Security Impact: Low to Medium
The attack requires either:
- User explicitly choosing a system directory as mount point instead of using VeraCrypt's default mount points
- Or attacker having both filesystem access to modify favorites configuration AND knowledge of the volume password
Default mount points are not affected by this vulnerability.
Security: CVE-2025-23021
Diffstat (limited to 'Translations/Language.fa.xml')
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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Translations/Language.fa.xml b/Translations/Language.fa.xml index 207a264d..d5795bf1 100644 --- a/Translations/Language.fa.xml +++ b/Translations/Language.fa.xml @@ -1641,6 +1641,9 @@ <entry lang="en" key="ERR_XTS_MASTERKEY_VULNERABLE">WARNING: The volume's master key is vulnerable to an attack that compromises data security.\n\nPlease create a new volume and transfer the data to it.</entry> <entry lang="en" key="ERR_SYSENC_XTS_MASTERKEY_VULNERABLE">WARNING: The encrypted system's master key is vulnerable to an attack that compromises data security.\nPlease decrypt the system partition/drive and then re-encrypt it.</entry> <entry lang="en" key="ERR_XTS_MASTERKEY_VULNERABLE_SHORT">WARNING: The volume's master key has a security vulnerability.</entry> + <entry lang="en" key="MOUNTPOINT_BLOCKED">ERROR: The volume mount point is blocked because it overrides a protected system directory.\n\nPlease choose a different mount point.</entry> + <entry lang="en" key="MOUNTPOINT_NOTALLOWED">ERROR: The volume mount point is not allowed because it overrides a directory that is part of the PATH environment variable.\n\nPlease choose a different mount point.</entry> + <entry lang="en" key="INSECURE_MODE">[INSECURE MODE]</entry> </localization> <xs:schema attributeFormDefault="unqualified" elementFormDefault="qualified" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema"> <xs:element name="VeraCrypt"> |