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    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 such as mount.nfs.

    Published:Sep 20, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 4, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.00097
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Kernel
    Product
    Util-linux
    Vendor
    Loop-aes-utils Project
    Product
    Loop-aes-utils
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390
    http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27104
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27122
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27145
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27188
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27283
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27354
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27687
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28349
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28469
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html
    http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390
    http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
    http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27104
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27122
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27145
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27188
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27283
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27354
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
    http://secunia.com/advisories/27687
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28348
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28349
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28469
    http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml
    http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1
    http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041
    https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High