CVE-2026-76642 PUBLISHED

util-linux libmount Privilege Escalation via Failed Mount Helper

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 19.08.2026 Published: 03.09.2026 Updated: 03.09.2026

util-linux versions through 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 fail to check mount helper exit status before running post-mount hooks, allowing unprivileged users to execute privileged operations on pre-existing filesystems. Attackers can exploit X-mount.idmap or X-mount.owner hooks to clone filesystems with inherited suid bits or modify target inode permissions after a helper fails, achieving privilege escalation.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.5

Product Status

Vendor util-linux
Product util-linux
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.39 to 2.41.6 (excl.)
  • affected from 2.42 to 2.42.3 (excl.)

Credits

  • Andreas Gabriel Berbescu reporter
  • Ivan Redondo Plaza reporter

References

Problem Types

  • Detection of Error Condition Without Action CWE