Recorded 14 Oct 2026 at 11:22 UTC. This is what ChangeIntel recorded, including the title, summary, facts and links. It is not a statement of the source's current position. See the latest record.
util-linux libmount Privilege Escalation via Failed Mount Helper
util-linux libmount Privilege Escalation via Failed Mount Helper
What it said
- CVE
- CVE-2026-76642
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS base score
- 7.8
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Impact
- Not stated
- Exploitation detected
- Not reported by MSRC
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Not assessed
- Component
- Mariner
- Weakness
- CWE-390: Detection of Error Condition Without Action
- Issued by
- VulnCheck
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Affected products
- azl3 util-linux 2.40.2-5 on Azure Linux 3.0
- Updates that fix it
- No KB listed
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the collected catalog
- EPSS
- Not scored
- Public exploit code
- No Nuclei template listed
- Published
- 4 Sep 2026 01:06 UTC
- Last revised
- 19 Sep 2026 01:56 UTC
- Revision note
- Information published.
Recorded links
Source evidence when recorded
- Microsoft security releases
- Complete at observationRead 14 Oct 2026 at 11:21 UTC
- CISA KEV
- Complete at observationRead 14 Oct 2026 at 11:21 UTC
- FIRST EPSS
- Complete at observationRead 14 Oct 2026 at 11:21 UTC
- Public exploit code
- Complete at observationRead 14 Oct 2026 at 11:21 UTC
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What changed
First observed 14 Oct 2026- 14 Oct 2026 Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
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