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CVE-2026-53613 is a time-of-check/time-of-use vulnerability in the libmount component of util-linux affecting mount target-path handling. The race condition allows target-path redirection during mount operations and may enable a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
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A local privilege-escalation vulnerability caused by a TOCTOU condition in mount(8) target-path redirection, affecting the SUSE SLES12/SLES_SAP12 util-linux package set.
A vulnerability addressed by SUSE-SU-2026:3813-1 affecting pre-v2.42.2 and pre-v2.41.5 releases; the provided content does not specify its technical flaw type.
A vulnerability covered by the SUSE-SU-2026:3812-1 advisory; the supplied content does not provide a technical description or affected component for this CVE.
A security issue in affected util-linux releases prior to v2.42.2 and v2.41.5; the specific flaw is not described in the content.
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