CVE-2011-1675

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Linux
Status
Util-linux
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 April 2011

Summary

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.

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
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http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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