CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-5191

Unchecked Return Value

Published: Oct 04, 2007 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

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.

Weakness

The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Util-linux Kernel * 2.13.1.1 (including)
Loop-aes-utils Loop-aes-utils_project - (including) - (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 RedHat util-linux-0:2.11y-31.24 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 RedHat util-linux-0:2.12a-17.el4_6.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 RedHat util-linux-0:2.13-0.45.el5_1.1 *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu dapper *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu devel *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu edgy *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu feisty *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu gutsy *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu hardy *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu intrepid *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu jaunty *
Loop-aes-utils Ubuntu karmic *
Util-linux Ubuntu dapper *
Util-linux Ubuntu devel *
Util-linux Ubuntu edgy *
Util-linux Ubuntu feisty *
Util-linux Ubuntu gutsy *
Util-linux Ubuntu hardy *
Util-linux Ubuntu intrepid *
Util-linux Ubuntu jaunty *
Util-linux Ubuntu karmic *
Util-linux Ubuntu upstream *

Potential Mitigations

References