UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1676

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1676

    Published: 10 Apr 2011Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-1676

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-1676, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1676

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: util-linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.4

    Affected versions

    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu9
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu10
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu11
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu12
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu13
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu14
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu15
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu16
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu17
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu18
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu19
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.1
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.2
    2.20.1-5.1ubuntu20.3

    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
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