CVE-2007-5191

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5191?
CVE-2007-5191 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5191?
To fix CVE-2007-5191, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-5191 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-5191 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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