CVE-2007-0822

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-02-07 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allows local users to trigger a NULL dereference and application crash by invoking the program with a pathname for a USB pen drive that was mounted and then physically removed, which might allow the users to obtain sensitive information, including core file contents.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.15

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html
http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/umount-bug/
http://osvdb.org/33652
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:053
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22850
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017729
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html
http://gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/umount-bug/
http://osvdb.org/33652
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:053
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22850
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017729

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