CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-76642
8.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Last modified
- 2026-09-24
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.5 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-390
Description
util-linux versions through 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 fail to check mount helper exit status before running post-mount hooks, allowing unprivileged users to execute privileged operations on pre-existing filesystems. Attackers can exploit X-mount.idmap or X-mount.owner hooks to clone filesystems with inherited suid bits or modify target inode permissions after a helper fails, achieving privilege escalation.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-390 Detection of Error Condition Without Action weakness
References
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/blob/v2.42.2/libmount/src/context_mount.c#L476 github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/blob/v2.42.2/libmount/src/context_mount.c#L892 github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/1d14676ea70003e9f5b2a6a76af0cadb1190411a github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/a15c00a9e545aa8b9cf6ec0f888ff6c7b3eaeedc github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/f57cea130839c0af8dc0525274267ae4cfd66bbf github.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-m25x-3hj9-m26f github.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/util-linux-libmount-privilege-escalation-via-failed-mount-helper www.vulncheck.com
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-m25x-3hj9-m26f github.com