CVE-2026-27456
CVE Details
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Initial Publication
04/03/2026
Last Update
07/24/2026
Third Party Dependency
libblkid
NIST CVE Summary
util-linux is a random collection of Linux utilities. Prior to version 2.41.4, a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use) vulnerability has been identified in the SUID binary /usr/bin/mount from util-linux. The mount binary, when setting up loop devices, validates the source file path with user privileges via fork() + setuid() + realpath(), but subsequently re-canonicalizes and opens it with root privileges (euid=0) without verifying that the path has not been replaced between both operations. Neither O_NOFOLLOW, nor inode comparison, nor post-open fstat() are employed. This allows a local unprivileged user to replace the source file with a symlink pointing to any root-owned file or device during the race window, causing the SUID binary to open and mount it as root. Exploitation requires an /etc/fstab entry with user,loop options whose path points to a directory where the attacker has write permission, and that /usr/bin/mount has the SUID bit set (the default configuration on virtually all Linux distributions). The impact is unauthorized read access to root-protected files and block devices, including backup images, disk volumes, and any file containing a valid filesystem. This issue has been patched in version 2.41.4.
CVE Severity
Our Official Summary
Investigation is ongoing to determine how this vulnerability affects our products.
Status
Analyzed
Affected Products & Versions
| Version | PaletteAI | PaletteAI VerteX |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4.0 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
| 1.3.2 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
| 1.2.2 | ⚠️ Impacted | ⚠️ Impacted |
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