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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.45%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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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
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- affected n/a
References (20)
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110303 Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- utillinux-mount-unspecified(66703) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 48114 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110307 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110401 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110303 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110315 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2011:1691 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- 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)
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