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.

Threat-Mapped Scoring

Score: 0.0

Priority: Unclassified

EPSS

Score: 0.00097
Percentile: 0.28036

CVSS Scoring

Mapped CWE(s)

• CWE-252 : Unchecked Return Value

Affected Products

• cpe:2.3:a:kernel:util-linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:loop-aes-utils_project:loop-aes-utils:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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