CVE-2011-1676

BAIXO 3.3CVE-2011-1676 · Published 10/04/2011 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
util-linux linux	`= 2.10= 2.11= 2.12= 2.13= 2.14= 2.15= 2.16= 2.17= 2.18= 2.2= 2.5= 2.7= 2.8= 2.9≤ 2.19`	No fix yet

Description

mount in util-linux 2.19 and earlier does not remove the /etc/mtab.tmp file after a failed attempt to add a mount entry, which allows local users to trigger corruption of the /etc/mtab file via multiple invocations.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66704

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