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Unchecked Return Value Affecting util-linux package, versions <2.13-8

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.07% (30th percentile)
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NVD
8.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-UTILLINUX-285861
  • published 4 Oct 2007
  • disclosed 4 Oct 2007
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Introduced: 4 Oct 2007

CVE-2007-5191 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-252 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 util-linux to version 2.13-8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream util-linux package and not the util-linux package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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