01 Record

CVE-2011-1676

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 41.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector: No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2011-04-10 01:29Z15 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-06 22:37Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2011-04-09

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Data version

5.1

Document digest

c9e5a0592151e1ccff6202fe92c9b580cd87000890e8db8ac690a628577d31a0

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

linuxutil-linuxNot specified—

redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980x_refsource_MISC
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comutillinux-mount-sec-bypass(66704)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66704vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110307 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110401 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
openwall.com[oss-security] 20110315 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST