Rocks Clusters 4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via commands enclosed with escaped backticks (\`) in an argument to…

Description

Rocks Clusters 4.1 and earlier allows local users to gain privileges via commands enclosed with escaped backticks (\`) in an argument to the (1) mount-loop (mount-loop.c) or (2) umount-loop (umount-loop.c) command, which is not filtered in a system function call.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.93% · top 39% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (9)

• http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksumountdirty.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• rocks-mount-umount-privilege-escalation(27758) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 19003 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://xavier.tigerteam.se/advisories/TSEAD-200606-6.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 1242 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 21065 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20060714 Rocks Clusters <=4.1 local root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2833 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://xavier.tigerteam.se/exploits/rocksmountdirty.sh (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2006-3693](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2006-3693.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2006-3693)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:39 UTC.