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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| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DSA |
DSA-6442-1 | util-linux security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-8702-1 | util-linux vulnerabilities |
Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | util-linux LIBMOUNT_FORCE_MOUNT2 allows nosuid and noexec bypass | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-269 CWE-807 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T15:40:53.674Z
Reserved: 2026-06-09T19:39:52.405Z
Link: CVE-2026-53614
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-14T16:17:45.930
Modified: 2026-10-14T16:17:45.930
Link: CVE-2026-53614
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Debian DSA
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