CVE-2011-1831
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2011-08-09 | |
| Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
Description
utils/mount.ecryptfs_private.c in ecryptfs-utils before 90 does not properly check mountpoint permissions, which allows local users to effectively replace any directory with a new filesystem, and consequently gain privileges, via a mount system call.
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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score: | 4.6 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
Errata information
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 5 (ecryptfs-utils) | ELSA-2011-1241 | 2011-08-31 |
| Oracle Linux version 6 (ecryptfs-utils) | ELSA-2011-1241 | 2011-08-31 |
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