CVE-2007-5191

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.
References
Link Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195390 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:198 Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-10/msg00008.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27104 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27122 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27145 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27188 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27283 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27354 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27399 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27687 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28348 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28349 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28469 Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200710-18.xml Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-023.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1449 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1450 Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0969.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25973 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018782 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-533-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3417 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=320041 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1757 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10101 Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-October/msg00144.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:loop-aes-utils_project:loop-aes-utils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git;a=commit;h=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e', 'tags': ['Broken Link'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/util-linux-ng/util-linux-ng.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ebbeb2c7ac1b00b6083905957837a271e80b187e -

Information

Published : 2007-10-04 16:17

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:40


NVD link : CVE-2007-5191

Mitre link : CVE-2007-5191

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2007-5191


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

kernel

  • util-linux

fedoraproject

  • fedora

loop-aes-utils_project

  • loop-aes-utils

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-252

Unchecked Return Value