CVE-2007-0822
umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allows local users to...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0822- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-0822- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-0819 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-0819- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qfw-8rr4-86q9 No score
umount, when running with the Linux 2.6.15 kernel on Slackware Linux 10.2, allows local users to...
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.
- Record
GHSA-2qfw-8rr4-86q9- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-0822 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Linux Kernel, published February 7, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
osvdb.org/33652
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:053
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-02/0012.html
gotfault.wordpress.com/2007/01/18/umount-bug
securityfocus.com/bid/22850
securitytracker.com/id?1017729
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-0822
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2qfw-8rr4-86q9