CVE-2007-0822: Linux Kernel

Low severity, CVSS 1.9. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: version 2.6.15 only

Published 2007-02-07. Last modified 2026-06-16.