CVE-2011-1675 mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the....
LowCVSS 3.3
EPSS 0.40%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier attempts to append to the /etc/mtab.tmp file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux util-linux | <= 2.19 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.2 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.5 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.7 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.8 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.9 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.10 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.11 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.12 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.12-pre | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.13 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.13-pre | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.14 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.15 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.16 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.17 | No fix listed |
| linux util-linux | = 2.18 | No fix listed |
| debian/util-linux(Debian:12) | < 2.20.1-1 | 2.20.1-1 |
| debian/util-linux(Debian:13) | < 2.20.1-1 | 2.20.1-1 |
| debian/util-linux(Debian:14) | < 2.20.1-1 | 2.20.1-1 |
References
- [oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110303 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110304 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110303 Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110305 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110307 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110314 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110315 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110322 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110331 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20110401 Re: Suid mount helpers fail to anticipate RLIMIT_FSIZE mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 48114 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1691 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com issue-tracking
- utillinux-mtab-security-bypass(66705) vdb-entry
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-1675 vendor-advisory