CVE-2007-5191

Summary

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 Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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

References

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

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