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CVE-2007-5191 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 68 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-252	Unchecked Return Value	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
kernel util-linux	<= 2.13.1.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
loop-aes-utils project loop-aes-utils	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:a:loop-aes-utils_project:loop-aes-utils:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
fedoraproject fedora	7
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	6.06 6.10 7.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	3.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 4, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 5, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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