Is CVE-2007-5191 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-5191 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-5191?

CVE-2007-5191 has a CVSS score of 7.2 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2007-5191?

Patch guidance is available from kernel security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-5191.

CVE-2007-5191 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-5191?

7 products: kernel util-linux, loop-aes-utils project loop-aes-utils, fedoraproject fedora, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 2 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-252

Metadata

Primary Vendor: KERNEL
Published: 10/4/2007
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

kernel : util-linuxloop-aes-utils_project : loop-aes-utilsfedoraproject : fedoracanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxdebian : debian_linux

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2007-5191. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2007-5191

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CVE-2007-5191 vulnerability