CVE-2010-3879

fuse: unprivileged user can unmount arbitrary locations via symlink attack

Published Jan 22, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.8 Medium EPSS 9.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-3857 FUSE, possibly 2.8.5 and earlier, allows local users to create mtab entries with arbitrary pathnames, and consequently unmount any filesystem, via a symlink attack on the parent directory of the mountpoint of a FUSE filesystem, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-0789.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1045-1 FUSE vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1045-2 util-linux update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.01796}

epss

{'score': 0.02202}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:26 AM
Reserved
Oct 8, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 22, 2011, 10:00 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:23 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Nov 2, 2010, 12:00 AM