CVE-2007-5191

Severity
7.2HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 73.15%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 4
Latest updateMay 1

Description

mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers such as mount.nfs.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:C/I:C/A:CExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 10.0

Affected Packages2 packages

â–¶Debianutil-linux< 2.13-8+3
â–¶NVDkernel/util-linux2.13.1.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 3.1, Ubuntu Linux 6.06, 6.10, 7.04, Fedora 7

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-x6mx-7fcg-2j6w: mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which mi↗2022-05-01
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OSV
CVE-2007-5191: mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which mi↗2007-10-04
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CVEList
CVE-2007-5191: mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid functions in the wrong order and do not check the return values, which mi↗2007-10-04
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
util-linux vulnerability↗2007-10-22
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Red Hat
util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers↗2007-09-20
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Debian
CVE-2007-5191: util-linux - mount and umount in util-linux and loop-aes-utils call the setuid and setgid fun...↗2007
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5191 util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers [F7]↗2007-10-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5191 util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers [FC6]↗2007-10-05
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Bugzilla
CVE-2007-5191 util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers↗2007-10-05
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CVE-2007-5191 (HIGH CVSS 7.2) | mount and umount in util-linux and | cvebase.io