CVE-2007-5191

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.

Score: CVSS 2.0 7.2 High
Status: Modified - secalert@redhat.com
Published: 2007-10-04
Last modified: 2024-08-07
Weaknesses: CWE-252

Affected products

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198
http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27104
http://secunia.com/advisories/27122
http://secunia.com/advisories/27145
http://secunia.com/advisories/27188
http://secunia.com/advisories/27283
http://secunia.com/advisories/27354
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399
http://secunia.com/advisories/27687
http://secunia.com/advisories/28348
http://secunia.com/advisories/28349
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
http://secunia.com/advisories/28469
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064