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CVE-2011-3145

mount.ecrpytfs_private sets group owner of /etc/mtab to user's primary group

Low3.8EPSS 0.98%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

When mount.ecrpytfs_private before version 87-0ubuntu1.2 calls setreuid() it doesn't also set the effective group id. So when it creates the new version, mtab.tmp, it's created with the group id of the user running mount.ecryptfs_private.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-3145, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
mitreCNA (assigner)3.0Low3.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Critical9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.98% · top 38% 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: Low 3.8.

Weakness

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Record last updated .