CVE-2007-5191

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-252

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 4, 2007
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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