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    CVE-2011-1089

    The addmntent function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.13 and earlier does not report an error status for failed attempts to write to the /etc/mtab file, which makes it easier for local users to trigger corruption of this file, as demonstrated by writes from a process with a small RLIMIT_FSIZE value, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0296.

    Published:Mar 3, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Apr 10, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00087
    CVSS Score:3.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Glibc
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
    http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12625
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:179
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46740
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/10
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/11
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/12
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/04/9
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/05/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/07/9
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/16
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/5
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/7
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/22/6
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/3
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/31/4
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/01/2
    http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12625
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:178
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:179
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1526.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46740
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688980

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