CVE-2011-1749 The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would int...
LowCVSS 3.3
EPSS 0.35%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The nfs_addmntent function in support/nfs/nfs_mntent.c in the mount.nsf tool in nfs-utils before 1.2.4 attempts to append to the /etc/mtab file without first checking whether resource limits would interfere, which allows local users to corrupt this file via a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a related issue to CVE-2011-1089.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/nfs-utils(Debian:12) | < 1:1.2.3-3 | 1:1.2.3-3 |
| debian/nfs-utils(Debian:13) | < 1:1.2.3-3 | 1:1.2.3-3 |
| debian/nfs-utils(Debian:14) | < 1:1.2.3-3 | 1:1.2.3-3 |
| linux-nfs nfs-utils | <= 1.2.3 | No fix listed |
| linux-nfs nfs-utils | = 1.2.0 | No fix listed |
| linux-nfs nfs-utils | = 1.2.1 | No fix listed |
| linux-nfs nfs-utils | = 1.2.2 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2011-1749 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:1534 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2012:0310 patch vendor-advisory
- sourceforge.net patch
- [oss-security] 20140425 Re: CVE request: CVE-2011-1089-like flaw in mount.nfs mailing-list
- bugzilla.redhat.com
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking