VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2007-5191

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-10-04
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-252: Unchecked Return Value

Primary references