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CVE-2011-1831

Assigner Org ID-cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc

Published At-15 Feb, 2014 | 11:00

Updated At-06 Aug, 2024 | 22:37

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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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)

cve.org

Assigner:canonical

Assigner Org ID:cc1ad9ee-3454-478d-9317-d3e869d708bc

Published At:15 Feb, 2014 | 11:00

Updated At:06 Aug, 2024 | 22:37

▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Affected Products

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n/a

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Affected

Problem Types

Type	CWE ID	Description
text	N/A	n/a

Type: text

CWE ID: N/A

Description: n/a

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1	vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

Hyperlink: https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)

CVE Program Container

References

Hyperlink	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html	vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE x_transferred
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465	x_refsource_CONFIRM x_transferred
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1	vendor-advisory x_refsource_UBUNTU x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465

Resource:

x_refsource_CONFIRM

x_transferred

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1

Resource:

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_UBUNTU

x_transferred

▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

nvd.nist.gov

Source:security@ubuntu.com

Published At:15 Feb, 2014 | 14:57

Updated At:29 Apr, 2026 | 01:13

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	2.0	4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type: Primary

Version: 2.0

Base score: 4.6

Base severity: MEDIUM

Vector:

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>Versions up to 89(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>62

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:62:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>63

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>64

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:64:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>65

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:65:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>66

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>67

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:67:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>68

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:68:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>69

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:69:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>70

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>71

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>72

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>73

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>74

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>75

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>76

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>77

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>78

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>79

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>80

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>81

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>82

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>83

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>84

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:84:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>85

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:85:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>86

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:86:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs-utils>>87

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs-utils:87:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs_utils>>58

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:58:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs_utils>>59

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:59:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs_utils>>60

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

ecryptfs>>ecryptfs_utils>>61

cpe:2.3:a:ecryptfs:ecryptfs_utils:61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-264	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

CWE ID: CWE-264

Type: Primary

Source: nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html	security@ubuntu.com	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1	security@ubuntu.com	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465	security@ubuntu.com	N/A
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download	security@ubuntu.com	N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00009.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1188-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=729465

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource: N/A

Hyperlink: https://launchpad.net/ecryptfs/+download

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Resource: N/A

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CWE ID-CWE-269

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