| Name | CVE-2007-5191 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1449-1, DSA-1450-1, DTSA-64-1, DTSA-70-1 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 2.36.1-8+deb11u2 | fixed |
| bookworm, bookworm (security) | 2.38.1-5+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 2.40.2-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| loop-aes-utils | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge2 | DSA-1449-1 | ||
| loop-aes-utils | source | etch | 2.12r-15+etch1 | DSA-1449-1 | ||
| loop-aes-utils | source | lenny | 2.12r-16+lenny1 | DTSA-70-1 | ||
| loop-aes-utils | source | (unstable) | 2.13-2 | low | ||
| util-linux | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge2 | DSA-1450-1 | ||
| util-linux | source | etch | 2.12r-19etch1 | DSA-1450-1 | ||
| util-linux | source | lenny | 2.12r-19+lenny1 | DTSA-64-1 | ||
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.13-8 | low |