| 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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1449-1, DSA-1450-1, DTSA-64-1, DTSA-70-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: local) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| util-linux (PTS) | wheezy | 2.20.1-5.3 | fixed |
| jessie | 2.25.2-6 | fixed | |
| stretch, buster, sid | 2.29.2-1 | 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 | (unstable) | 2.13-2 | low | ||
| loop-aes-utils | source | etch | 2.12r-15+etch1 | medium | DSA-1449-1 | |
| loop-aes-utils | source | lenny | 2.12r-16+lenny1 | medium | DTSA-70-1 | |
| loop-aes-utils | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge2 | medium | DSA-1449-1 | |
| util-linux | source | (unstable) | 2.13-8 | low | ||
| util-linux | source | etch | 2.12r-19etch1 | medium | DSA-1450-1 | |
| util-linux | source | lenny | 2.12r-19+lenny1 | medium | DTSA-64-1 | |
| util-linux | source | sarge | 2.12p-4sarge2 | medium | DSA-1450-1 |