CVE-2026-53614
highEPSS 0.001 · 3 %ileDEEPSS · scored 2026-10-17
util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities. In util-linux 2.39.1 through 2.41.4 and 2.42 through 2.42.1, the SUID `mount` utility reads the attacker-controlled `LIBMOUNT_FORCE_MOUNT2` environment variable with `getenv()`, allowing a local low-privileged user to force the non-atomic legacy bind-mount path. With an `/etc/fstab` bind mount authorized by `user` or `users` and protected by `nosuid`, `noexec`, or `nodev`, an attacker can race the window between the initial bind mount and the remount that applies those security flags and execute a SUID program from the temporarily unprotected mount, potentially gaining root privileges. This issue is fixed in 2.41.5 and 2.42.2.
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affected products (1)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2938util-linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in util-linux ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand auszulösen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3642Meinberg LANTIME: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-09-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Meinberg LANTIME ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten offenzulegen oder zu manipulieren, Denial-of-Service-Zustände herbeizuführen, sowie weitere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe zu starten.
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references (8) nvd
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- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/31e37c1c7dcf25b76ccf41391fe934a75644c661
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/53ff0fcdab12d69c60c971c69a3d0d173fa46ca9
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/9cbfb823500f510b34767edabd3ffd5b436987b4
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/cc81bbcec598cb91f0eb8456282f33eed820ed5f
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/fd6b4d94ff013dc7ed680d4e864610da5b9751f1
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/releases/tag/v2.41.5
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/releases/tag/v2.42.2
- https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-67r7-8m5w-22wx
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