HIGH
util-linux (u)mount doesn't drop privileges properly when calling helpers
Published Oct 4, 2007
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- ≤ 2.13.1.1
- n/a
Configuration 2
- 7
Configuration 3
OR
- 6.06
- 6.10
- 7.04
Configuration 4
- 3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
util-linux-0:2.11y-31.24
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0969
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
util-linux-0:2.12a-17.el4_6.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0969
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
util-linux-0:2.13-0.45.el5_1.1
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0969
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | util-linux-0:2.11y-31.24 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0969 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | util-linux-0:2.12a-17.el4_6.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0969 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | util-linux-0:2.13-0.45.el5_1.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0969 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.44% 0.00440
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00440
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 35.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00440) | 34.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00108) | 45.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 33.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 28.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (37)
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27104 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27122 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27145 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27188 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27283 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27354 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27399 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27687 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28348 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28349 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28469 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5191 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757 x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5191
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5191
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27104 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27122 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27145 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27188 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27283 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27354 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27399 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/27687 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28348 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28349 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28469 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAThird Party Advisory | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-5191 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757 | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-5191 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5191 | ||
| https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 4, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 4, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5191
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a