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 might allow attackers to gain privileges via helpers
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 37.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-10-04 16:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-10-04
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-252Unchecked Return ValueBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2da676cbc3cb3dc3d739e629f1d5c7b22cdee0f875d11e4797fb815df2c5959e
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-533-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1
- issues.rpath.comhttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757
- secunia.com27145http://secunia.com/advisories/27145
- bugs.gentoo.orghttp://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390
- secunia.com27122http://secunia.com/advisories/27122
- frontal2.mandriva.comMDKSA-2007:198http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e
- secunia.com28349http://secunia.com/advisories/28349
- www.debian.orgDSA-1449http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449
- www.debian.orgDSA-1450http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450
- secunia.com27104http://secunia.com/advisories/27104
- secunia.com27283http://secunia.com/advisories/27283
- www.securityfocus.com20080108 VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packageshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
- secunia.com27354http://secunia.com/advisories/27354
- lists.vmware.com[Security-announce] 20080107 VMSA-2008-0001 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packageshttp://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
- secunia.com28469http://secunia.com/advisories/28469
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200710-18http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml
- secunia.com28348http://secunia.com/advisories/28348
- www.securitytracker.com1018782http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2007-2462https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html
- secunia.com27687http://secunia.com/advisories/27687
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041
- secunia.com28368http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
- secunia.com27399http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10101https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101
- www.securityfocus.com25973http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973
- secunia.com27188http://secunia.com/advisories/27188
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-3417http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2007:0969http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2007:022http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-0064http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
- www.securityfocus.com20080123 UPDATED VMSA-2008-0001.1 Moderate OpenPegasus PAM Authentication Buffer Overflow and updated service console packageshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- util-linux Fixed in 2.13-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- util-linux Fixed in 2.13-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- util-linux Fixed in 2.13-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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