CVE-2007-5191

NameCVE-2007-5191
Descriptionmount 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1449-1, DSA-1450-1, DTSA-64-1, DTSA-70-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
util-linux (PTS)buster2.33.1-0.1fixed
buster (security)2.33.1-0.1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye2.36.1-8+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)2.36.1-8+deb11u2fixed
bookworm2.38.1-5fixed
bookworm (security)2.38.1-5+deb12u1fixed
trixie2.39.3-6fixed
sid2.40-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
loop-aes-utilssourcesarge2.12p-4sarge2DSA-1449-1
loop-aes-utilssourceetch2.12r-15+etch1DSA-1449-1
loop-aes-utilssourcelenny2.12r-16+lenny1DTSA-70-1
loop-aes-utilssource(unstable)2.13-2low
util-linuxsourcesarge2.12p-4sarge2DSA-1450-1
util-linuxsourceetch2.12r-19etch1DSA-1450-1
util-linuxsourcelenny2.12r-19+lenny1DTSA-64-1
util-linuxsource(unstable)2.13-8low
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