CVE-2014-1421
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount...
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-1421- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2014-1421- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-1497 No score
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2014-1497- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-284v-wmgp-rgxg No score
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount...
mountall 1.54, as used in Ubuntu 14.10, does not properly handle the umask when using the mount utility, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-284v-wmgp-rgxg- 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-2014-1421 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published November 25, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.