CVE-2026-76642

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...

CVE-2026-76642

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...

CVE-2026-76642

util-linux (libmount component) versions through 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 fail to check the exit status of an external mount helper before executing privileged post-mount hooks. A local unprivileged user with an /etc/fstab entry using the user option combined with X-mount.idmap or X-mount.owner/group/mo...

CVE-2026-76642 util-linux libmount Privilege Escalation via Failed Mount Helper

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...

CVE-2026-76642

When an external mount. helper runs but exits with a nonzero status, libmount still treats the helper invocation as successful and runs privileged post-mount hooks. A local unprivileged user with an /etc/fstab entry that uses the user option together with X-mount.idmap or X-mount.owner/group/mode...