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util-linux — security advisory
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.
- Products
- util-linux
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.13-8
- CVEs
- CVE-2007-5191
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2007-5191
util-linux
Fixed versions: 2.13-8
util-linux
Fixed versions: 2.13-8
util-linux
Fixed versions: 2.13-8
Complete source record
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