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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

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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.

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Affected versions

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References 25

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bugzilla.redhat.com

oval.cisecurity.org