CVE-2011-1677
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
02 Description
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab~ lock file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which has unspecified impact and local attack vectors.
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
- 0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 38.7% 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
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
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
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 80e8affa259a1ba4fb38c8d1e60629ff2ee26c906322821b390ed5e4625833f8
05 Affected products
06 References
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comutillinux-mount-unspecified(66703)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66703
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
- secunia.com48114http://secunia.com/advisories/48114
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110307 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110401 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110303 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20110315 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZEhttp://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2011:1691http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1691.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- util-linux Fixed in 2.20.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- util-linux Fixed in 2.20.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- util-linux Fixed in 2.20.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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