CVE-2011-0542

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    CVE-2011-0542

    Published: 2 Sept 2011Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: fusermount in fuse 2.8.5 and earlier does not perform a chdir to / before performing a mount or umount, which allows local users to unmount arbitrary directories via unspecified vectors.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/02/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/03/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/08/4, http://fuse.git.sourceforge.net/git/gitweb.cgi?p=fuse/fuse%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1e7607ff89c65b005f69e27aeb1649d624099873

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High