High severity · published Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-53614
util-linux LIBMOUNT_FORCE_MOUNT2 allows nosuid and noexec bypass
7.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities. In util-linux 2.39.1 through 2.41.4 and 2.42 through 2.42.1, the SUID `mount` utility reads the attacker-controlled `LIBMOUNT_FORCE_MOUNT2` environment variable with `getenv()`, allowing a local low-privileged
user to force the non-atomic legacy bind-mount path. With an `/etc/fstab` bind mount authorized by `user` or `users` and protected by `nosuid`, `noexec`, or `nodev`, an attacker can race the window between the initial bind mount and the remount that applies those security flags and execute a SUID program from the temporarily unprotected mount, potentially gaining root privileges. This issue is fixed in 2.41.5 and 2.42.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UT
util-linux · util-linux
>= 2.39.1, < 2.41.5; >= 2.42, < 2.42.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53614
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53614
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/security/advisories/GHSA-67r7-8m5w-22wx
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/31e37c1c7dcf25b76ccf41391fe934a75644c661
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/53ff0fcdab12d69c60c971c69a3d0d173fa46ca9
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/9cbfb823500f510b34767edabd3ffd5b436987b4
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/cc81bbcec598cb91f0eb8456282f33eed820ed5f
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/commit/fd6b4d94ff013dc7ed680d4e864610da5b9751f1
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