CVEvulnerability

CVE-2007-5191

7.2 HIGH Published 2007-10-04 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2007-10-04
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses: CWE-252

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.

Affected configurations

• kernel util-linux (<= 2.13.1.1) • loop-aes-utils project loop-aes-utils • fedoraproject fedora 7 • canonical ubuntu linux 6.06 • canonical ubuntu linux 6.10 • canonical ubuntu linux 7.04 • debian debian linux 3.1

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-252 Unchecked Return Value weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order weakness

References

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